Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

Volume Four - An Era of Change, Uncertainty, Depression & War - Activity at the dock during World War II . . .

1943-4 - Back at the northern quay of the Penarth Dock and a view through a crane at LST US-262 awaiting the call to duty.

US-262 - part of an photograph of landing ships putting cargo ashore on one of the invasion beaches at low tide during the first days of the Normandy Invasion operation of June 1944.

1943-1944 - Back at the northern quay of the Penarth Dock and a view through a crane at LST US-262 awaiting the call of duty. The original photograph is held at the archive of the National Museum of Wales. [Museum item number : 1999.169/26] [629] [20180403] The image has also a colourised version.

The lower image shows part of an photograph of landing ships putting cargo ashore on one of the invasion beaches at low tide during the first days of the Normandy Invasion operation of June 1944. The photograph is from the U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives with credit also due to the US Naval History and Heritage Command. [640] [Photo reference number : 26-G-2517]