13th July 1913 - No. 4 hydraulic coal hoist under construction at Penarth Dock the work of the East Ferry Road Engineering Company Limited. The notes on progress state that :
4 Ton Crane Jib in position.
Cradle stops and knees? fitted.
s.s. 'Rollesby' of 3,955 tons was built by R. Ropner & Sons, Stockton in 1906 and owned at the time of her loss by Sir R. Ropner & Co. Ltd. of West Hartlepool. Whilst on a voyage from Cardiff to Archangelsk with a cargo of coal she was sunk by the German submarine U-48 (Karl Edeling), 80 miles E.N.E. off Muckle Flugga, Shetland, during September 1917. There were no casualties. Thanks to Jan Lettens at Wrecksite for the info. [214]
The original of this photograph is held at the archive of the National Museum of Wales. [Museum item number : 83.170I] [629] [20180502]