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. 'Broomhill'

s.s. 'Broomhill' - The s.s. 'Broomhill was a British merchant steamer which was stopped by UC.61 on the 10th May 1917. She was scuttled 9 miles off Portland Bill whilst en-route from Penarth to Sheerness, with a cargo of coal. The lives of two lives were lost being sunk by explosive charges. She was built at the yard of Irvine's Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Limited at West Hartlepool and launched during May 1909. She was a general cargo, single screw, steamship of 1,392 gross and 843 net register tons being 243.3 ft. in length x 36.0 ft. breath x 14.8 ft. depth. She was owned by Broomhill Collieries Limited of Newcastle. [801]



The remains of UC 61. 'Every few months, as the sands shift, the remnants of UC.61 can still be found where it stranded in fog in July of 1917 on the beach at Wissant, a few miles south west of Calais near Cap Gris Nez. The Royal Navy declared that the intelligence gained from the wreck was minimal, particularly as the crew had blown up and set fire to the vessel before surrendering.' [893] The lower image has been colourised.

	A YouTube video believed to be the s.s. 'Broomhill' which was sunk on the 10th May 1917 in Lyme Bay by UC.61 utilising scuttling charges. The wreck is on its starboard side ; only the keel remains standing. [894]


Lest we forget. 1. James Jones, aged 44, Fireman, born Nevin, Carnarvonshire, commemorated Tower Hill Memorial. 2. Robert Jones, aged 37, Fireman, born Nevin, Carnarvonshire, commemorated Melcombe Regis Cemetery. James and Robert were brothers. [882]