Penarth Dock, South Wales - 150 years - the heritage and legacy  
Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage & legacy . . .

Volume Eight - Pre-Victorian to the present day - more aspects - Pamir and Passat - the end of an era . . .

1950 - 'Passat', with 'Pamir' distant moored at Penarth Dock.
1950 - 'Passat', with 'Pamir' distant moored at Penarth Dock.

1950 - 'Passat', with 'Pamir' distant, moored at Penarth Dock. - The vessel moored closest to the comera is 'Passat'. She departed Port Victoria and arrived Cobb on 19th September 1949. On the 24th she sailed and arrived at Penarth Dock 3rd October 1949. 'Passat' port of registry was Mariehamn and she was of 2,870 tons having been built at Blohm and Voss shipyard in Hamburg in 1911. A hand-written note on the rear of the photograph states 'Alan at Penarth 1950'.

The original photograph is held at the archives of the National Museum of Wales. The lower image has been colourised. [Museum item number : 83.124I/6] [629] [20180412]

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