Casgliadau Arlein

Handwritten in pencil on one side of headed paper of Messrs. Morel Limited, Cardiff. Issued to the master of S.S. Pontypridd at Salford Dock, Manchester from the chief engineer. Dated August 20th 1916.

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.