Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Black and white photograph showing the M.V. ST. ESSYLT at Rio, c.1956.

M.V. ST ESSYLT (6855 gt). Built 1948 by J.L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland for the South American Saint Line. She had first class accomodation for twelve passengers. 1965 – Sold to China Navigation Co. (John Swire & Sons Ltd), Singapore, and renamed YUNNAN. 1971 – Sold to New Asia Steamship Co., Panama, and renamed LUCKY TWO. She was broken up at Kaoshiung in 1979.