SS 'Tyne' on the rocks in Langland Bay on 19 April 1919
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The Royal Mail Lines steamer 'Tyne' on the rocks in Langland Bay
The Royal Mail Lines steamer 'Tyne' at high tide in Langland Bay, 19 April 1919. Photo: Clare and Milton
A closer view of SS 'Tyne' at low tide in Langland Bay, 19 April 1919. Photo: Clare and Milton
This sketch from a local newspaper shows The Royal Mail Lines steamer 'Tyne' is stranded on the rocks at Langland Bay, on Tuesday 22nd April 1919.
1919 - On 19th April in a heavy fog, the Royal Mail Lines steamer “Tyne”, in transit from London to Swansea with a cargo cement , cut in two the French brigantine “ Fleur de Marie”, off Swansea. The French crew of five managed to get into their boat and were eventually picked up by the “Tyne” which had been searching for them in the fog.
However, the “Tyne” got off course whilst undertaking the search and she eventually ran onto the rocks at Rothers Sker, just east of Rotherslade. Fortunately the crew of 50 were able to walk ashore and the Tyne was subsequently refloated by the tugs “Challenger|” and “Recovery” and taken into Swansea for repair.
Extract from Bristol Channel Shipwrecks 1687-1983,Acknowledgements
Sketch published 22 April 1919, from an unknown Swansea newspaper
Photos by Clare and Milton, contributed by local historian Stuart Bishop
Extract from Bristol Channel Shipwrecks 1687-1983, Swansea and Port Talbot Docks History (a comprehensive list gathered from many sources). http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/docksnewsite/contribron2.html