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. 'Argo'

s.s. 'Argo' - The s.s. 'Argo' was a British merchant steamer which was torpedoed and sunk by UC35 off Cap Ténès, Algeria on the 24th December 1917 when on a voyage from Penarth for Alexandria with a mixture of coal and general cargo. There was no loss of life. The Master was W. D. Kirkwood. She was launched in July 1895 at Gray's Shipyard of West Hartlepool (William Gray and Company) being a single screw steamship. She was 325.0 ft. in length x 47.0 ft. breath x 22.5 ft. depth. [813] [801]



The cargo vessel s.s. 'Argo' rounding a bend in the River Avon as she approaches Bristol Docks in 1895. Note the owner's Rickinson, Sons & Company of West Hartlepool 'R' logo on the funnel. The photograph is credited to the York Collection. The lower image has been colourised. [801]