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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Starboard broadside view of S.S. HILLCREST PARK and tug VICTOR, 12 January 1948.
ss HILLCREST PARK (7138gt) : Built 1944 by United Shipyards Ltd, Montreal as HILLCREST PARK for the Ministry of War Transport, London. 1950 - Sold to Counties Ship Management Co., London, and renamed BEMBRIDGE HILL. 1957 - sold to Marproeza Cia Nav, Monrovia and renamed ELIMARIE. 1965 - Sold to Taiwan Maritime Transport Co., Keelung and renamed TAI FONG. She was scrapped in 1968.
VICTOR (153gt) : Steam tug built 1898 by Pool, Skinner & Williams of Falmouth, engines by Cox and Co. for W.J.Thomas and family of Falmouth. 1917-1919 - Admiralty service as VICTOR. 1934 – Sold to Jennet Dewsbury, Swansea 1939 – To George Dewsbury, Swansea 1946 – Sold to William & Ira Guy and Frederick Thomas, Cardiff 1949 – Sold to J. Davies Towage & Salvage Ltd, Cardiff. She was broken up c1954/5
