Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Letter
Typed on letter headed paper. Issued to the chief engineer of the S.S. Pontypridd. Dated August 15th 1916.
S.S. PONTYPRIDD. Built 1924 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Newcastle for Thomas Morel & Co. On 11 June 1942, she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-94 while en route from Immingham to Sydney in ballast, and a straggler in Convoy ONS-100. Two crew were lost. The master was taken prisoner by U-569 and was taken to POW camp Milag Nord. 42 crew members and three gunners were picked up by HMCS CHAMBLY and landed at St Johns.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2001.61/56
Acquisition
Donation, 9/4/2001
Measurements
Length
(mm): 262
Width
(mm): 204
folded
(mm): 136
folded
(mm): 75
Material
paper
Location
In store
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