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This photo of the Francoise D'Amboise at Penarth Dock appears in the book Cardiff Sail Volume 2 by Roy Thorne, who implies that it is of the vessel being loaded at Penarth during 1910, however, this date is incorrect. The coal tip to the right of the vessel, number 18, was installed in the basin during 1899 and commissioned in 1900; the Francoise D'Amboise was launched in June 1901 at the yard of Ateliers & Chantiers Dubigeon at Nantes. From 1905 onward there would have been two new coal tips, numbers 19 and 20, built by Fielding & Platt at the quayside where she is moored. This photo was, therefore, taken after June 1901 and prior to 1905. [074] |
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The beautiful sail of the Francoise D'Amboise. [000] [002] She was mined and lost at the hands of the German submarine U22 in the North Sea, 68 miles northwest of Fair Isle in June 1916 according to Wrecksite. [214] She was loaded with a cargo of coke out of Leith bound for Valparaiso. All the crew were picked up by the s.s. Dundee. She was a steel hulled vessel of 1,973 gross registered tons with a sail area of 2,560 square metres. |
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