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M.V. LYLE PARK, glass negative
Starboard broadside view of M.V. LYLE PARK at Cardiff Docks.
The 5,629 gross ton motor vessel Lylepark, built at Glasgow in 1951, photographed in the Queen Alexandra Dock, c. 1952. She was owned by the Denholm Line of Steamers Ltd., originally established at Greenock in 1866 by James Denholm, who was later joined by his brother John. The Lylepark was sold to Liberian interests in 1962, but Denholms are still in business today, owning two bulk carriers and managing a substantial fleet of vessels for owners world-wide.
Source: Shipping at Cardiff: Photographs from the Hansen Collection 1920-1975 by David Jenkins, 1993.
LYLE PARK. Built 1951 by Charles Connell & Co Ltd., Scotstoun (with 3-cylinder 2SA diesel engine by David Rowan & Co, Glasgow), for Denholm Line Steamers (J& J Denholm), Glasgow. 1962 – Sold to Public Trading Inc., Liberia, and renamed SUSANA. 1968 – Sold to Industrial Navigation Co., Somalia, and renamed SEAMASTER. 1975 – Sold to Dolphin Shipping, Panama, and renamed DOLPHIN. 1976 – Renamed SUNNY DOLPHIN (same owners). She was broken up by Fuji, Martin & Co Ltd at Hong Kong in 1977.