Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

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

s.s. 'St. Columba'

Overdue Vessels - The undermentioned vessels, not been heard of since the dates specified, are considered overdue : The St Columba, steamer, which left Cardiff [Penarth] for Bombay in January last. - South Wales Daily News [325] [361] 29th March 1883.
Missing Vessels - The St Columba, steamer, of Liverpool, Captain Dumarisq, which sailed from Cardiff [Penarth] for Bombay, with coals, on the 23th January last. - South Wales Daily News [325] [361] 5th April 1883.

For more information about the loss of the s.s. 'St Columba', the loss of a famous crew member, plus a link to a foundation of the Glasgow Rangers Football Club, see also the Chapter entitled 'Peter Campbell - A Gallant Pioneer' Peter Campbell followed a life at sea and in 1883 sailed out of Penarth Dock bound for Bombay with a cargo of Welsh coal aboard the steamship 'St. Columba'. Their voyage was cut short by the forces of nature as they crossed the Bay of Biscay and Peter was lost.