Casgliadau Arlein

Black and white image of "S.S. Suwa Maru", on a colour postcard. Addressed to Miss C.A. Valdivia Jones of New Quay. Dated 06 October 1921. No Postmark.

Suwa Maru was a passenger / cargo ship owned by Japanese company Nippon Yusen Kaisha. She was built in 1914 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki. In 1940s the ship was used for Military service. She was struck by a torpedo in 1943 and beached on Wake Island.