ss Racine at No 3 Hoist and the sv Charles Bal on mooring buoy. Prince of Wales Dock in 1900.
Prince of Wales Dock in the 1900s.
Sail Steamer in the Prince of Wales Dock.
Sailing vessel 'Grace Harwar' loading coal in the Prince of Wales Dock in 1929.
Sealing of the Prince of Wales lock entrance river side. Taken in 1931 ( From the Gareth Mills collection ).
Sealing of the Prince of Wales lock entrance dock side. Taken in 1931.
Regents Wharf in the 1960s. On
the right is the entrance to the Prince of Wales Dry Dock.
Centre is the
blockedlock entrance to the Prince of Wales Dock shown in the Photos above.
On the wharf are Barry Dean & Ray Smith
Minesweepers in the Prince of Wales Dock in 1947.
Paul Westlas in the Prince of Wales Dock
loading coal.
Glen Hafod Discharging sand in
the Prince of Wales Dock.
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Stream Fisher |
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In September
1952, whilst loading a cargo of anthracite at No. 5 Hoist in the
Prince of Wales Dock, water began to flood the engine room of
the ‘Stream Fisher’ as some of the ship’s port-holes had
inadvertently been left open. A joint effort to pump out the
vessel was made by the Swansea Fire Brigade and the Britannia
Towing tug ‘Clyneforth’, but this was to no avail and the
‘Stream Fisher’ eventually sank with her port side resting on
the bottom of the dock. Fortunately there were no casualties,
and the ‘Stream Fisher’ was successfully raised a few weeks
later. |
The Stream Fisher on its side.
The above photo shows the 'Stream Fisher' being raised with the assistance of the 60 ton floating crane
Unidentified vessel stands at the coal hoists, with the houses of Port Tennant in the background the early 60s.
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M.V. Lievin alongside one of the coal hoists in the early 60s. |
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Lloyd's Register of Ships for 1964/5 reveals that the Lievin was a 3 cyl. steamer, of 2622 Gross Net Tonnage, built by At. & Ch. de la Loire in 1947, owned in 1964 by Cie. Maritime et Commerciale du Sud-Ouest and registered at Bordeaux. |
The Malcolm Miller berthed in the
Prince of Wales Dock. In the background the main stores building.
