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S.S. DAY BEAM, glass negative
Hansen, Leslie W.
(photographer)
Starboard broadside view of Liberty Ship S.S. DAY BEAM at Cardiff Docks.
The Claymore Shipping Co. Ltd. was established in 1919 by Charles Leigh Clay, father of the famous Glamorganshire off-spin bowler, J. C. Clay. In 1947 the company acquired the Liberty ship Samdonard, which they re-named Daybeam. Seen here in the Queen Alexandra Dock in 1950, her blue funnel with two yellow bands reflected the tie colours of the Glamorganshire Cricket Club. The Daybeam was sold to Panamanian owners in 1952 and was eventually cut up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in 1968. Source: Shipping at Cardiff: Photographs from the Hansen Collection 1920-1975 by David Jenkins, 1993.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
79.76I/2999
Historical Associations
Association Type: Place name
Place: Cardiff Docks
Creation/Production
Acquisition
purchase, 20/9/1979
Measurements
Length
(mm): 81
Width
(mm): 106
Material
Glass
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