Ship Details
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Registry #1	174795 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Fort Highfield	Name 6
Name 2	1943	Yoho Park (I)	Name 7
Name 3	1946	Lake Winnipeg (I)	Name 8
Name 4	1953	Americana (III)	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1943	Place	Victoria	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	424.7' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	7164	Type 1	Freighter
Registered Tonnage	4298	Type 2
Engine	2500hp Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine	Engine Manufacture	Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by the Canadian Government (Park Steamship Co, Montreal QC. (Managed by the Canadian Australasian Line, Vancouver BC). In 1946 she was owned by Western Canada Steamships Ltd, Vancouver BC. In 1953 she was owned by Altos Mares Cia Nav. S.A., Monrovia Liberia. In 1961 she was owned by Altos Mares Cia Nav. S.A., Piraeus Greece.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1967-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1967 this vessel was broken up at Etajima Japan.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
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