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Three quarter Port Bow view of S.S. FYLINGDALE, entering Cardiff Dock, c. 1947/1948.

The 3,918 gross ton steamer Fylingdale arriving at Cardiff, c. 1947. This vessel was built at Sunderland in 1924 and was owned by Headlam & Son of Whitby. The firm had its origins in the partnership of Rowland & Marwood, formed in 1886 and taken over by Headlam & Son in 1927. Until 1934 the company’s funnel marking consisted of a red cross on a white band, but as this was an infringement of the international Red Cross emblem, the company had to change its mark to a blue cross that year. The Fylingdale was sold to Finnish owners in 1952.

Source: Shipping at Cardiff: Photographs from the Hansen Collection 1920-1975 by David Jenkins, 1993.

S.S. FYLINGDALE (3918gt). Built 1924 by J. Thompson & Son, Sunderland for Rowland & Marwood Steamship Co. Ltd, Whitby (managed by W.A. Headlam). 1952 - Sold to W. Rostedt, Turku, Finland and renamed SUSANNE (managed by Abo, Abo). 1961 - Sold to Sigalas & Platis of Piraeus and renamed CAPETAN MANOLIS. She ran aground and became wrecked near Istanbul(?) in March 1962.