Ship Details

State of West Bengal

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Registry #1 175361 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1944 Mewata Park Name 6
Name 2 1946 Harmac Crofton Name 7
Name 3 1949 West Bengal Name 8
Name 4 1954 State of West Bengal Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1944 Place North Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 424.6' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 7161 Type 1 Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 2500ihp Dominion steam reciprocating engine Engine Manufacture Dominion Engineering Works, Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1944 she was owned by Park Steamship Co., Montreal QC (managed by Canadian Transport Co, Vancouver BC). In 1946 she was owned by Canadian Transport Co, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1949 she was owned by Government of India (Scindia S.N. Co), Calcutta India. In 1950-1960 she was owned by Eastern Shipping Corp, Calcutta India.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1960-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name Mewata Park is located in Calgary AB.
 
Anecdotes
In 1960 this vessel was broken up in Pakistan.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/ParkA.html;
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