Volume One - Into the Victorian Age - The Penarth Shipbuilding & Ship Repairing Company Limited . . .

The company then adjourned to the offices of the company, where refreshments were served. Mr. Bregeon, in proposing "Success to the steamer Albatross," congratulated the manager of the works upon the success of the undertaking, a remark which was received with applause. The vessel will in a fortnight's time proceed to Buenos Ayres for the purpose of facilitating the dock works in progress there by Mr. T. A. Walker. In addition to this vessel, it is interesting to note that the company has on hand at the present time a tug which is being built for a London firm of tug owners, besides a large quantity of other work." Weekly Mail [067] 28th May 1887.

Mr. T. A. Walker, the main contractor for the Penarth Dock Extension, the Severn Tunnel and the Manchester ship canal projects owned the ship in the period 1887 - 1890. [214]

1887 - Launch - The Penarth Ship Building Company have lately launched their fourth vessel, a fine steamer which has been named the "Albatross," intended for the dock works in course of construction by Mr. T. A. Walker, at the port of Buenos Ayres. - Industries [1193] [499] 1st July 1887.

1899 - 'Hornet' and 'Albatros' (s.s.) - Report and opinion of a Court of Inquiry held at Port Stanley, East Falkland Islands, on the 9th day of June, 1899, and the 7th day of March, 1900, to inquire into the circumstances attending the collision between the Chilian s.s. "Albratros" and the schooner "Hornet," in Port William, on the morning of the 15th April, 1899.'

What became of Yard Number 4 - the 'Albatross' or 'Albatros'? On the 7th May 1899 she foundered after hitting a submerged rock in Camaronnes Bay whilst en route for Punta Arenas (Chile) where she was owned by the company Augusto Wahlen Cia. At the time, her cargo consisted of live sheep and whilst the fate of the sheep is not known, the 17 crew members were taken off her two lifeboats by the Argentinean steamer Primero de Mayo. No casualties were reported amongst the crew. [214]