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‘Fredavore’ arriving with a cargo of
pit-props in 1924
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‘Pareora’ discharging zinc
concentrates at No. 4 Quay,
Swansea, in1928
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The ships shown below, the ‘Bolbec’ and the ‘Glanowen’, belonged to
Harries Bros. & Co. of Pembroke Buildings, Swansea.
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s.s. ‘Bolbec’
owned by Harries
Bros. of Swansea
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s.s.
‘Bolbec’
approaching
the
Swansea
lock
entrance
(1930’s)
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Another
view of
the s.s.
‘Bolbec’
(1930’s)
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Another
Harries
Bros.
ship,
the
‘Glanowen’
Empire
Peggotty
was
a
2,066-GRT
collier
which
was
built
by
Grangemouth
Dockyard
Co
Ltd,
Grangemouth.
Launched
on
25
April
1944
and
completed
in
July
1944.
Sold
in
1946
to
Harries
Bros
& Co
Ltd,
Swansea
and
renamed
Glanowen.
Sold
in
1965
to
Balmoral
Shipping
Corporation,
Liberia
and
renamed
Balmoral.
Operated
under
the
management
of
Transocean
Maritima
S M
Bull
SA,
Spain.
Ran
aground
on
12
March
1967
in
Weser
Estuary
in
bad
weather.
Broke
in
two
on 5
April
1967,
bow
section
salvaged
and
towed
to
Bruges
for
scrapping,
where
it
arrived
on
12
October
1967.
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Mr. Ted Purcell, who used to
work for Harries Bros., has kindly provided us with the following
information:-
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I was a customs clerk at Harries Bros., Pembroke Buildings, between 1956 and 1959. At that time Harries Bros. owned the ‘Bolbec’ and the ‘Glanowen’. As well as
Pembroke Buildings, Harris Bros. also owned L & G Tulloch & Co. and
James Ship Stores, both of which were in Pier Street. Owen L. Harries
was the owner and managing director, and the manager was Colonel H. L.
Hyett, assisted by John M. Henry. The accountant and company secretary
was Mr Ken Packe and the surveyor was Mr. Preece.”
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“The
‘Bolbec’ was skippered by Captain Cleverly who, if I remember
correctly, lived at Gwydr Crescent, Uplands, Swansea, and the master
of the ‘Glanowen’ was Capt. Bie, but I cannot recall where he lived.
Although Harries Bros. was a small firm, we were always very busy with
agency work.”
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Ships owned by
Harris Bros and lost at sea
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NAME |
YEAR BUILT |
TYPE & SIZE |
HOW LOST |
YEAR LOST |
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ss Bloomfield |
1820 |
Cargo 1437 tons |
Air raid |
1941 |
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ss Lin O Dee |
1883 |
Cargo 497 tons |
Ran aground |
1910 |
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ss Alacrity |
1883 |
Cargo 1080 tons |
Mine |
1916 |
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ss Glynymel |
1890 |
Cargo 1394 tons |
explosives |
1917 |
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ss Eleanor |
1912 |
Cargo 1277 tons |
Ran aground |
1922 |
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ss Llwyngwair |
1913 |
Cargo 1304 ton |
Torpedo |
1918 |
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ss Amiens |
1918 |
Cargo 1548 tons |
Air raid |
1941 |
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ss Glanrhyd |
1924 |
Cargo 1525 tons |
Foundered |
1938 |
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Below are photos of the ‘Runnelstone’, the Berylstone’ and the ‘Menastone’, owned by Stone & Rolfe Ltd. of Swansea & Llanelly
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s.s. ‘Runnelstone’ at Swansea in the 1930’s
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s.s. ‘Runnelstone’ under way (1930’s)
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s.s. ‘Berylstone’ (1930’s)
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s.s. ‘Menastone, (1930’s)
We would
like to thank Dave Williams for providing us with photographs
of the ‘Berystone’, the ‘Menastone’, the ‘Bolbec’ and the ‘Glanowen’.
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Afon Gwili
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The two ships above were owned by Mrs Coombs of Llanelli. the top one is the 'Afon Gwili' and the bottom one the 'Empire Marksman' ex 'Afon Morlais'. Both were regular traders to Swansea
(Our thanks to Dave Williams for the photos) |
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Blue Funnel cargo liner ‘Ulysses’ loading general cargo at ‘A’ Shed, Swansea, in 1933
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‘Copacabana’ on Graigola Wharf, Swansea, on October 12th to October 28th, 1942
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Everard’s tanker ‘Averity’ was a regular visitor to Swansea in the 1950’s
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The ‘Emily Barrett’ carried grain from Weavers Flour Mills in the North Dock Basin, Swansea, to Bideford and Barnstable in the 1950’s and early 1960’s
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m.v. ‘Pieter S’ approaching ‘D’ Shed Wharf, Swansea, in the mid-1950’s
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