Ship Details
Buffalo Park If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Registry #1	175375 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1944	Fort Charlotte	Name 6
Name 2	1944	Buffalo Park	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1944	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	424.7' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	7124	Type 1	Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage	6694	Type 2	Stores Ship
Engine	Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine	Engine Manufacture	John Inglis Co. Ltd., Toronto ON
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1944 she was owned by the Canadian Government (Park Steam Ship Co., Montreal QC Canada. In 1945 she was owned by the Ministry of Wartime Transport (managed by the Eastern & Australian SS Co), London UK. In 1947 she was owned by the The Admiralty, London UK - as a stores issuing ship.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1968-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	Possibly named for Wood Buffalo National Park in AB/NT.

 

Anecdotes
In 1968 this vessel was broken up in Singapore.

 

References
Heal, S.C. (1999); Lloyd's Register of Shipping;
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