Ship Details
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Registry #1	175606 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1944	Fort Grand Rapids	Name 6
Name 2	1944	Cornish Park	Name 7
Name 3	1945	Fort Beauharnois (II)	Name 8
Name 4	1948	Whiteshell (I)	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1944	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	424.7' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	West Coast Ship Builders Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	7130	Type 1	Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Stores and Victualling Ship
Engine	Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine	Engine Manufacture	Canadian Allis-Chalmers Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1945 she was registered at London UK owned by the Ministry of Wartime Shipping as a Stores and Victualling Ship. In 1948-1955 she was owned by The Admiralty, London UK. In 1948 she was transferred to the Royal Navy.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1963-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1963 this vessel was broken up at Spezia Italy.

 

References
Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1; Heal, S.C. (1999); http://fortships.tripod.com/Parks%20A-N.htm#C;
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