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¾ Port Bow view of M.V. FOREST at Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff.

Morels were amongst the first Cardiff owners to acquire motor vessels, and in 1936-7 they took delivery of two Doxford 'Economy' motor tramps. The second of these was the 4,998 gross ton Forest, seen here in the Queen Alexandra Dock, c.1948. Twice bombed during the Second World War, she was still trading under the Cypriot flag in the late 1960s. (Source: Shipping at Cardiff: Photographs from the Hansen Collection 1920-1975 by David Jenkins, 1993).

M.V. FOREST. An example of the "Doxford Economy Tramp" built in 1937 by William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland, for Morel Ltd of Cardiff. She was twice bombed during the Second World War. 1951 – Sold to Stoomvaart Maatschappij Wijklijn, Rotterdam (managed by Erhardt & Dekkers), and renamed HAULERWIJK. 1958 – Sold to the East German government (managed by VEB Deutsche Seereederei, Rostock), and renamed THOMAS MÜNTZER. She was rebuilt in 1960/61 to include a high stern accomodation block. 1968 – Sold to Kousion Cia Nav. (V. Haji Ioannou),Famagust, Cyprus and renamed MARITSA 2. 1969 – Sold to Matagari Maritime (A. Matarangas). Limassol, and renamed ORTHON. 1977 – Sold to Sifnos Shipping, Limassol, and renamed AKROPOLIS. She was broken up in Pakistan in 1978.