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Letter
Typed on letter headed paper. Issued to the chief engineer of the S.S. Pontypridd. Dated April 8th 1915.
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
2001.61/55
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Morel Limited
Association Type: shipping company
Date: 1915
Acquisition
Donation, 9/4/2001
Measurements
Length
(mm): 259
Width
(mm): 205
folded
(mm): 130
folded
(mm): 77
Material
paper
Location
In store
Classification
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