Penarth Dock, South Wales - 150 years - the heritage and legacy  
Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage & legacy . . .

Volume Eight - Pre-Victorian to the present day - more aspects - Passat & Pamir at Penarth Dock - A Photo Album - 1948 - 1951

'Passat' and 'Pamir' - 'Four Masted Barques at Penarth 1950'
'Passat' and 'Pamir' - 'Four Masted Barques at Penarth 1950'
'Passat' and 'Pamir' - 'Four Masted Barques at Penarth 1950' [001] The 'Pamir' ahead of the 'Passat'. Both ships are high in the water suggesting that their cargos of grain from Australia have now been unloaded. My understanding was that they proceeded to Barry to be unloaded and then departed for Germany. Maybe this sequence of events is incorrect - help please! The lower image has been colourised.
 
Passat arriving at Penarth Dock - 1949
Passat arriving at Penarth Dock - 1949
The 'Passat' arriving in Penarth Roads during October of the previous year (1949) showing her depth in the water when fully laden with grain. This image plus the colourised version is from the Penarth Dock Collection and shown previously in Chapter 2 of this Volume. [001]
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