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¾ port bow view of S.S. GRAIGDDU, Cardiff Docks, c.1948.

The Graigddu, seen here at Cardiff in 1948, was built at Sunderland in 1941 as the Empire Mariott. This 5,970 gross ton steamer was managed by Graig from 1944 until 1946; the company then bought her and gave her her new name, meaning 'black rock'. Sold to an Indian shipping firm in 1952, she was broken up at Bombay in 1969. (Source: Shipping at Cardiff: Photographs from the Hansen Collection 1920-1975 by David Jenkins, 1993).

S.S. Graigddu (5970gt). Built 1941 as EMPIRE MARRIOTT by Wm. Pickersgill & Sons Ltd., Sunderland, and managed by Stanhope Steamship Co. 1944 Management transferred to Idwal Williams & Co., Cardiff. 1946 Sold to Idwal Williams & Co., and renamed GRAIGDDU. 1952 sold to New Dholera Steamship Ltd., Bombay, and renamed JAYSHOOR. She was broken up at Bombay in 1969. Source: MarinersList / Empire.