Ship Details
Westbank Park Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Registry #1	175368 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1944	Westbank Park	Name 6
Name 2			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)	424.6' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage	4231	Type 2
Engine	Triple expansion steam engine	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
She was owned by Canadian interests.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1945-10-07

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On 1945-10-07 this vessel was stranded at West Canon, Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico.

 

References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document);
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