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

Volume Ten - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - Even more aspects - The Lloyd's Register at Penarth Dock . . .

'Dimitrios'

s.s. 'Dimitrios'

s.s. 'Dimitrios'

This steel-hulled, single-screw steamer was built as the 'London Bridge' at the yard of Ropner & Sons Limited of Stockton-on-Tees having been launched and completed in December 1899 for owners the Bridge Steam Shipping Company Limited (Moore, Innes & Company) of London. She was of 3,033 gross, 1,936 net register tons, 325 ft. long x 48.1 ft. breath x 21.9 ft. depth. The lower image has been colourised.

She was sold in 1906 and again in 1913, to M. D. Assimacos at Andros, at which date she was renamed 'Dimitrios'. Her unfortunate end came on 4th February 1914 whilst on a voyage from Penarth for Marseille when she collided with the French liner 'Lutetia' near Cape Roca, Portugal, and was lost. [833]

 
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