May 1944 - A slightly grainy panorama of the Penarth Dock taken from just above Dock Road. LST US-28 is passing through the lock toward the basin. The reverse of the photograph bears a GWR stamp of the Chief Docks Manager's Office dated 16th May 1944.

'LST-28 was laid down on 8 December 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pa., by the Dravo Corp.; launched on 19 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Michael Torick; and commissioned on 19 June 1943. During World War II, LST-28 was assigned to the European theater and participated in Convoy UGS-36-April 1944 and the Invasion of Normandy-June 1944. LST-28 was decommissioned on 16 August 1946 and was struck from the Navy list on 29 October 1946. On 19 May 1948, she was sold to George H. Nutman, of Brooklyn, N.Y., for scrapping. LST-28 earned two battle stars for World War II service.' [640]

The original photograph is held at the archive of the National Museum of Wales. [Museum item number : 1999.169/23] [629] [20180402]