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. 'Beatrice '

s.s. 'Beatrice ' - The s.s. 'Beatrice' was a British merchant steamer which was torpedoed by UC47 and sank in a minute off the Lizard, Cornwall. She was owned by Cleeve's Western Valleys Anthracite Collieries of Swansea and had a crew of seventeen. Eleven lives were lost. The master, steward, able seaman, donkeyman were picked up by s.s. 'Skelwith Force' and landed at Plymouth whilst two other crew members were landed at Falmouth aboard s.s. 'Alesund'. She was defensibly armed with one 13 pounder. s.s. ' Beatrice' was a 657 gross register ton cargo ship completed in 1890 at the yard of Richardson, Duck & Company. She was sunk on 20th July 1917 when approximately 10 nautical miles off the Lizard whilst en-route from Penarth to Honfleur with a cargo of coal for shipping agent Thomas D. John of Cardiff. [263] [882]



s.s. 'Beatrice' passing under the Clifton suspension bridge whilst navigating the River Avon. The lower image has been colourised. [263]

s.s. 'Beatrice' - Cleeve's Western Valleys Anthracite Collieries ; 1890 ; Richardson Duck & Co. ; 712 tons ; 208 x 29.1 x 13.4 ; 99 r.h.p. ; 9 knots ; triple-expansion engines. The British iron steamship 'Beatrice' was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine ten miles E. by S. of the Lizard on July 20th, 1917. Eleven men were killed. The captain was among the survivors. [799]

Lest we forget. 1. Ali Ahmad, aged xx, Fireman, born India, commemorated Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai. 2. Thomas Lewis Nicholas, aged 26, 2nd Mate, born Balligan, Co. Down, commemorated Tower Hill Memorial. 3. Arthur Hillman, aged 29, Ordinary Seaman, of Bristol, commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial & Tower Hill Memorial. 4. Emil Nordell, aged 40, Able seaman, born Finland 5. John Rees, aged 63, First Mate, born New Quay, commemorated Tower Hill Memorial. 6. Reginald Bracey Rogers, aged 16, Assistant Steward, commemorated Tower Hill Memorial. 7. T. Said, aged xx, Fireman, born India, commemorated Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai. 8. Charles Eric Scarborough, aged 19, Leading Seaman, of Hinkley, commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial & Tower Hill Memorial. 9. William Thomas, aged 36, First Engineer, born Llanelly, commemorated Tower Hill Memorial. 10. William Williams, aged 57, Lamps, born Aberayron, commemorated Tower Hill Memorial. 11. Qaid Hasan xxx, aged xx, Fireman, born India? commemorated Bombay 1914-1918 Memorial, Mumbai. source [882]