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Cardiff Docks, negative
A new boiler for paddle steamer BRITANNIA being off-loaded from a low-loader road trailer on which it had travelled from Glasgow to Cardiff Docks. Because of the boiler's weight, the lifting operation had to be carried out by 100-ton floating crane SIMSON III. The vessel was being converted to oil firing.
P.S. BRITANNIA. Built in 1896 by S. McKnight & Co., Aire. She was renamed HMS Briton during World War I and HMS Skiddaw during World War 2. (1896-1956).
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1996.96/364
Measurements
Length
(mm): 82
Width
(mm): 107
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