The 'Dora' - under tow off Penarth. She had a long history and was renamed several times!
1877–1911 - 'County of Inverness'
1911–1916 - 'Dora'
1916–1925 - 'Carmen'
1925–c.1940 - 'Nemrac'
c.1940–1947 - 'Amicizia'
The 'County of Inverness' was built by Barclay, Curle & Co. at Whiteinch, Glasgow, for the Glasgow based company R. & J. Craig. She was launched during January 1877 being an iron-hulled, four-masted ship, approx. 266½ ft long, with a gross tonnage c.1,700 tons.
Another fine photograph, complete with colourised version, by George Wehrley, 97 Glebe St., Penarth, S. Wales held within the Penarth Dock Collection. [001]
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