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Park Fleet - Tankers

There were thirteen 10,000t tankers built which were all owned and controlled by the Park Steamship Company.

NOTES:    All name changes shown in italics.

               Short dates shown as DD.MM.YY

 

Arlington Beach Park 

Type: 

Victory Tanker 

Tonnage: 

7130 gt 

Builders: 

West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver, BC 

Delivery Date: 

February 1944 

Managers: 

Imperial Oil, Toronto 

Post war 

History: 

1946: Ageroen: A/S Saguna.H.E. Hansen-Tangen Kristiansand, Norway 

1954: Mar Corrusco: Converted to dry cargo - Franco Maresco, Genoa, Italy 

1959: Subicevac: Slobodna Plovidba, Sinenik, Yugoslavia 

1965:  Millstrader:  Aries Shipping Co., Hong Kong 

1968: Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan 

  

Brentwood Bay Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

Victoria Machinery Depot Ltd., Victoria, BC

Delivery Date:

November 1943

Managers:

Imperial Oil Ltd.

Post war

History:

1946:   Norse King: Odd Godager & Co., Oslo, Norway

1951:   Dodger: Irio Verde Cia. Nav. Panama/Mgr. Capeside S.S. Co. Ltd/Goulandris Bros. London

1953:   Converted to dry cargo

1953:   Arosa: Panamerica Transhipping Co. S.A., Panama

1956:   Antonios D.S.: Eastern Seafaring & Trading Co., Panama

1959:   Apj Ambar: Surrendra Overseas Private, Bombay

1962:   Scrapped in India

 

 

Clearwater Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

Victoria Machinery Depot Ltd., Victoria, BC

Delivery Date:

January 1944

Managers:

Shell Canadian Tankers Ltd., Toronto

Post war

History:

1946:   Norse Mountain: Odd Godager & Co. A/S, Oslo, Norway

1951:   Tioga Star: Tioga Star Corp., Liberia/Sieling & Jarvis Corp., New York

1955:   Marinegra: Mariblanca Nav SA., Liberia

1955:   Converted to dry cargo

1965:   Scrapped at Shanghai

 

Cypress Hills Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

Victoria Machinery Depot Ltd., Victoria, BC

Delivery Date:

February 1944

Managers:

Imperial Oil Ltd.

Post war

History:

1946:   Gundine: Jorgen P. Jensen, Hisoy, near Arendal, Norway

1954:   Sterling Venture: Sterling Shipping Co. Ltd., London

1955:   Converted to dry cargo

1956:   Alcyone Angel: Nolido Cia de Nav. SA, Panama/Marcou & Sons (Shipbrokers) Ltd., London

1971:   Scrapped at Bombay, India

 

Moose Mountain Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver, BC

Delivery Date:

February 1944

Managers:

Shell Canadian Tankers Ltd., Toronto

Post war

History:

1946:   Benoil: Skibs A/S Excelsior (Einer Rasmussen) Kristiansand, Norway

1951:   Conqueror: Balearica, Cia Nav. S.A., Panama

1953:   Converted to dry cargo

1953:   Patria: Patria Cia Nav. S.A., Panama

20.06.54:   Ashore one mile NW of East Point, Santa Rosa Island, California.  Constructive Total Loss.

1954:   Running Eagle: St Augustine SA, Panama

1955:   Patapsco River

1963:   Scrapped at Hirao, Japan

 

Mount Bruce Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver, BC

Delivery Date:

December 1943

Managers:

Shell Canadian Tankers Ltd., Toronto

Post war

History:

1946:   Port Jeromenla:

1946:   Mosna: A/S Mosvold Shipping Co/Martin Mosvold, Farsund, Norway

1954:   Converted to dry cargo

1954:   Arlesiana: Insa Soc. Di Nav. Genoa, Italy

1963:   Scrapped at Spezia, Italy

 

Mount Maxwell Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver, BC

Delivery Date:

April 1944

Managers:

Shell Canadian Tankers Ltd, Toronto

Post war

History:

1946:   Mount Maxwell: Familoil SS Co., Montreal

1949:   Converted to dry cargo

1949:   Buccaneer: Alba S.S. Co. Ltd., Panama/S.G. Embiricos Ltd., London

1959:   Plate Mariner: Plate Shipping Co. Piraeus, Greece

1963:   Scrapped at Spezia, Italy

 

Mount Royal Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

Victoria Machinery Depot Ltd., Victoria, BC

Delivery Date:

September 1943

Managers:

Imperial Oil Ltd., Toronto

Post war

History:

1946:   Adna: H.E. Hansen-Tangen, Kristiansand, Norway

1954:   Converted to dry cargo

1954:   Sterling Viking: Sterling Shipping Corp., London

1956:   Alcyone Might: Alcyone Shipping Co. Ltd., London/Adelphi Vergottis Ltd., London

1957:   Orjen: Yogo-Slav Ocean Lines, Kotor, Yugoslavia

1968:   Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan

 

Point Pelee Park

Type:

North Sands Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal

Delivery Date:

August 1942

Managers:

Imperial Oil Ltd., Toronto

Note

Launched as Fort Chimo (I)

Post war

History:

1946:   Ranella: Erling Hansen Rederi, Kristiansand, Norway

1954:   Converted to dry cargo

1954:   Hudson River: International Nav. Corp., Monrovia, Liberia/Tidewater Commercial Co. Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, USA

1960:   Formosan Star

1961:   Tai Shing

1964:   Scrapped at Ghent, Belgium

 

Quetico Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver, BC

Delivery Date:

March 1944

Managers:

Imperial Oil Ltd., Toronto

Post war

History:

1946:   Donges: Cia. Mar. de Transports de Goudron, Havre, France

1956:   Azure Coast: St Paul Shipping Corp., Liberia

1962:   Scrapped at Vigo, Spain

 

Silver Star Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd, Vancouver, BC

Delivery Date:

December 1943

Managers:

Shell Canadian Tankers Ltd., Toronto

Post war

History:

12.04.45:   While at anchor, collision with Mangore, sold in damaged condition. Repaired.

1945:   Santa Cecilia,  Navebras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1951:   Ilha Grande,   Brazilian Navy

09.03.62:   Aground on Manoel Luiz Reef, Coast of Brazil.  Total Loss.

 

Wildewood Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd, Vancouver, BC

Delivery Date:

January 1944

Managers:

Imperial Oil Ltd., Toronto

Post war

History:

1947:   Irvingdale: Irving Oil Ltd., St John, NB

1961:   Scrapped at Valencia, Spain

 

Willowdale Park

Type:

Victory Tanker

Tonnage:

7130 gt

Builders:

West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd, Vancouver, BC

Delivery Date:

March 1944

Managers:

Imperial Oil Ltd., Toronto

Post war

History:

1946:   Georgia

1955:   Converted to dry cargo

1957:   Sao Paulo

1959:   Matija Gubec

 

 

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