Casgliadau Arlein
Amgueddfa Cymru
Chwilio Uwch
S.S. PONTYPRIDD (painting)
Portrait of the S.S. 'Pontypridd' in circular frame painted to look like a lifebelt.
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.
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Diwydiant
Rhif yr Eitem
2001.61/1
Derbyniad
Donation, 9/4/2001
Mesuriadau
frame
(mm): 157
frame
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frame
(mm): 217
Techneg
oil on card
painting and drawing
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