| Name: | PONTYPRIDD |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 31/07/1924 |
| Completed: | 18/09/1924 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 263 |
| Dimensions: | 4458grt, 2736nrt, 399.6 x 52.9 x 24.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25.5, 42 & 70 x 48ins), 422nhp |
| Engines by: | Blair & Co Ltd, Stockton |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 147719 |
| History: | |
| 30/08/1924 | Pontypridd Steamship Co Ltd (Morel Ltd), London |
| 11/06/1942 | Sank |
| Comments: | 11/06/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boats U569 & U94, |
| 520 miles NE of St John's, Canada | |
| On a voyage from Immingham to Canada in ballast |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Liverpool Journal of Commerce, Thursday, 02/10/1924