Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

Volume Two - The Era of Optimism, Investment & Development - Developments at the turn of the 20th century . .

This black and white photo of the 'A. G. Ropes' at Penarth Dock appears in the book Cardiff Sail, Volume 1 [074] by Roy Thorne and is credited to the National Maritime Museum. [123] Roy states that it is of the vessel awaiting being loaded with coal at Penarth during in early 1906, however, this date is incorrect. From 1905 onward there would have been two new coal tips, numbers 19 and 20, built by Fielding & Platt at the quayside where she is moored. This photograph was, therefore, taken prior to 1905. This statement is further supported by the text below. The image above has been colourised.

The beautiful sail of the 'A. G. Ropes'. [000] [002] She was an American sailing ship, built in 1884, and of 2,461 gross register tons. She is a 3 masted, fully-rigged, schooner and was converted into coastwise coal barge during 1906 after being dismasted in a typhoon in July 1905 off Kobe. She was lost on a voyage from Philadelphia to Providence, R.I. with a cargo of coal, and foundered in a storm 3 miles north of Barnegat; 3 crew members lost their lives. Many thanks to Wrecksite for the above info. [214]