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S.S. GRETAVALE, glass negative
Starboard broadside view of S.S. GRETAVALE at Cardiff Docks, c.1936.
S.S. GRETAVALE (4586 gt). Built 1928 by Lithgows Ltd at Port Glasgow, and owned by Andrew Crawford & Co Ltd, Glasgow. On 3 November 1941 she was sunk by U-202 north east of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, while with convoy SC-52 en route to Sydney with a cargo of steel and lorries. 38 died (including the master Frank Passmore) and the 6 survivors were landed at St. Johns.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
79.76I/154
Measurements
Length
(mm): 120
Width
(mm): 164
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