Park ship
Park ships were merchant steamships constructed for Canada’s Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Park ships and Fort ships (built in Canada for operation by the British) were the Canadian equivalent of the American Liberty ships. All three shared a similar design by J.L. Thompson and Sons of Sunderland, England. Fort ships had a triple expansion steam engine and a single screw propeller. Fort ships were ships transferred to the British Government and the Park ships were those employed by the Canadian Government, both had the similar design. Park ships were named after local and National Parks of Canada. A few Park ships were launched as "Camp ships", named after Canada military camps, but were quickly renamed after Parks. Jasper Park was the first Park ship lost to enemy attack, in
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Allied ShipbuildersApril 1942Billion Dollar Gift and Mutual AidCanada–United Kingdom relationsCanadian Merchant NavyCargo shipCounties Ship ManagementEmpire shipEmpresa Líneas Marítimas ArgentinasFort shipJ.L. Thompson and SonsList of shipwrecks in the mid-Atlantic OceanLondon & Overseas FreightersMerchant navyPark ShipPark Steamship CompanyPictouRFA Fort Charlotte (A236)RFA Fort Duquesne (A229)SS Benjamin ConteeSS Fort AbitibiSS Fort CataraquiSS Green Hill ParkSS Victoria Park
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Park ship
Park ships were merchant steamships constructed for Canada’s Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Park ships and Fort ships (built in Canada for operation by the British) were the Canadian equivalent of the American Liberty ships. All three shared a similar design by J.L. Thompson and Sons of Sunderland, England. Fort ships had a triple expansion steam engine and a single screw propeller. Fort ships were ships transferred to the British Government and the Park ships were those employed by the Canadian Government, both had the similar design. Park ships were named after local and National Parks of Canada. A few Park ships were launched as "Camp ships", named after Canada military camps, but were quickly renamed after Parks. Jasper Park was the first Park ship lost to enemy attack, in
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Park ships were merchant steam ...... South of Durban, South Africa.
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Park Ship
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*1 x 4 inch/50 caliber deck gu ...... anti-aircraft rocket launcher
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Triple expansion steam engine
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Screw propellor
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*10,000 DWT
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Park ships were merchant steam ...... ship lost to enemy attack, in
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