The handsome ship centrestage is the "St. Andrew" built at Cammel Laird's yard at Birkenhead in 1932 for the Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbour Board. She was a steam turbine, twin screw cross-channel packet steamer with a speed of 21 knots (21 nautical miles per hour). She served as a hospital ship at Dunkirk and was broken up in 1967. Like the "St. Patrick" and "St. David", she was also a regular on the pontoon for repair, including hull scraping and painting.

To the rear, right, is the frigate F692 "Oxford Castle" with an unidentified frigate inboard of her. She was laid up at Penarth from 1952 to 1956.

The P. &. A. Campbell steamers are (left to right) the "Bristol Queen" of 1946 built in Bristol at the yard of Charles Hill. She was broken up in 1968.

Next is my favorite, the "Cardiff Queen" built at the Fairfield yard on the Clyde in 1947. She was sadly broken up also in 1968; a sad year for paddlers.

The single funnel steamer is the "Glen Usk" of 1914 built by Ailsa at Troon and broken up in 1963.

All the Campbell steamers were regulars on the pontoon for repair and I was lucky enough to have sailed on all of them. [094] The lower image has been colourised.