Bronze Age Gold from Wales

S.S. ST DAVID, negative

Port beam view of S.S. ST DAVID departing Fishguard Harbour into Fishguard Bay.

The S.S. ST DAVID was a triple-screw turbine steamer built in 1906 by John Brown & Co. Ltd., Clydesbank for the Great Western Railway. She was one of four vessels built between 1906 and 1908 for the GWR’s newly-inaugurated service from Fishguard to Rosslare. All four vessels saw service as hospital ships during the First World War, bringing wounded soldiers back from France. When a replacement St David was built in 1932, this vessel was re-named Rosslare, but she was withdrawn from service soon afterwards and cut up at Newport in 1933.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

1997.264/268

Creation/Production

Martin, John Eurof
Date: 1950s

Acquisition

Donation, 4/12/1997

Measurements

Length (mm): 47
Width (mm): 61

Techniques

film negative (black & white)
film negative
negative

Material

film (photographic)

Location

In store
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