Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

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

The above entry was published within The Marine Engineer [1078] [499] on the 1st January 1891 under a List of Vessels Launched in 1890. * indicates a Compound steam engine. Note that 'Aria Vorce' is incorrect and should be 'Aria Force'.

1890 - 'Wave' - A steel hulled vessel of 48 gross register tons driven by a compound steam engine of nominal 12 horse-power and launched in 1890.

1892 (June) - 'The Penarth Shipbuilding Company, near Cardiff, launched two iron screw steamers, the one of 305 tons and of 306 indicated horse-power for Whitehaven, and the other, a smaller craft of the same speed - 11 knots - for Algiers, as compared with two vessels of 747 tons in 1890.' - Engineering [516] [499] 22nd January 1892.

1886 - I assume the Cardiff (Penarth) Ship Repairing Company is correct. The above illustrates that they were performing well in terms of dividends to their shareholders. - Truth v.19 [1211] [499] 14th January 1886.

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