In November 1945 " City of Lowell " was towed to be laid up and placed in reserve at Lee Hall, Virginia 7 December 1945 . } } On 15 November 1946 " City of Lowell " was sold to Potomac Shipwrecking Company of Washington, D . C . for scrapping.
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There are urban legends of organised shipwrecking at Ogmore ( and all across the Vale of Glamorgan coastline ); similar to tales from Cornwall of the use of false lights so passing ships would mistake a flickering light as a lighthouse or ship at anchor and be lured to destruction, however there is no historical evidence for this.
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On November 9, 1946, using the Potomac Shipwrecking Co . of Washington, D . C . as its agent, the Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah bought " President Warfield " from the WSA and transferred control of it to Hamossad Le'aliyah Bet, the branch of the Haganah that organized Aliyah Bet activities.
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The Major Donald H . ( Bob ) Burns Memorial Park on the island includes the Desmond Hale Fountain statue of Admiral Sir George Somers ( credited as the founder of Bermuda, and at the helm of the " Sea Venture " when she was driven on the reefs ) which was unveiled by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in 1984, during the 375th anniversary of the shipwrecking.
