Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Bow view of the S.S. BRISTOL CITY in Queen Alexandra Dock lock (outward), with tug NEWPORT.

S.S. BRISTOL CITY (7067gt). Built 1943 as EMPIRE NIGEL by William Gray & Co Ltd., West Hartlepool, for MoWT. 1944 – Assigned to U.S.S.R. on lease lend and renamed ARCHANGEL initially, then ARCHANGELSK. 1946 – Returned to UK Ministry of Transport and renamed EMPIRE NIGEL. 1947 – Sold to W & R Carpenter, Suva, and renamed NANDI. 1948 – Sold to Bristol City Line, Bristol, and renamed BRISTOL CITY. 1957 – Sold to Splosna Plovidba, Yugoslavia, and renamed ZELENGORA. 1971 – Sold to Cia de Nav Portland, Panama, and renamed TARAS. She was broken up at Split in 1972.