Moored on a mirror flat dock is M389 H.M.S. "Hare" a Algerine class minesweeper. Built at Harland and Wolf, Belfast in 1943, in 1959 she was transferred for duties in Nigeria and renamed the "Nigeria" as their flagship and later returned to the Royal Navy where she was laid up at Penarth before being broken up at Faslane. At the quayside is almost certainly H.M.S. "Zambesi". [098] The image above has been colourised.

The Royal Naval Reserve Fleet laid-up at Penarth from the same era as the image above. The larger ships seem to have departed for the ship breaker's yards leaving the smaller vessels remaining. I believe this image is therefore, from the late 1950's. [025] The image above has been colourised.