1938 - An advertisement from the Trades Directory of Wales [671] :

Penarth Pontoon, Slipway and Shiprepairing Company Limited - Repair berths with special terms adjacent to works with all modern facilities. - 'Grams : " Pontoon, " Penarth. - 'Phone : 600 (after hours) 25 - Penarth Dock.

and

Hodges & Company Limited. - 'Grams : " Hodgker, " Barry. - 'Phone : 234 (after hours) 426 - Barry Dock.

Ship Repairers and Engineers for Despatch.
Prompt Attention to all Enquires.

Dry Dock Accommodation :

Penarth - 410 ft. by 54 ft.
Barry - 476 ft. by 56 ft. and 366 ft. by 56 ft.

1945 - An almost identical advertisement published within The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph : Annual Review of Shipping, Shipbuilding, Marine Engineering and Allied Industries : 1945 - Both adverts confirm from the dimensions stated that the 'Drydock Accommodation' at Penarth consisted of the Pontoon, whilst at Barry Dock, Hodges (Barry) Limited, two conventional dry docks nearby the works, at the end of No. 1 dock were used for ship repairing. The name of the Barry company, however, has been amended from Hodges & Co. Ltd. to Hodges (Barry) Ltd. This advertisement is held within the Penarth Dock Collection. [001] [20200214]