Withrow Park


The Withrow Park was built at Montreal by  the, United Shipyards Ltd., of Montreal P.Q, for the owners, Dominion of Canada. The ship was launched on June the 28th 1944,and completed later during the same year.

Leased to the Ministry of War Transport on Bare Boat Charter. (Bare Boat Charter. The charterer hires a vessel for a long period. Appoints the Master and crew. Is responsible for paying for all of the ships maintenance, wages,  and port charges, etc., as if he were the owner.) The ships manager was the Park Steamship Co.,Ltd.,

At a later date management was transferred to Andrew Crawford & Co, Ltd., of Glasgow, again on bare boat charter.

Built with two decks, and a cruiser stern. The ship, a general cargo carrier, was also fitted with a direction finder. The design of the ship was an original North Sands type (Coal Burner, with three Scotch Marine boilers)

The triple expansion three cylinder engine was built by the, Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., of Montreal.

Accommodation for the crew was provided aft in a large deckhouse, with two mess rooms, one each for firemen and deck crew. There was also a bath house and toilet, both provided only cold sea water.

The  accommodation was divided by a wide companion ladder that led down to the sleeping quarters. Deck crew to port and firemen to starboard.

The principle statistics of the ship was as follows: A length of 424 feet 5 inches with a breadth of 57 feet 2 inches, the  depth was 34 feet 9 inches with a  loaded draught of 26 feet and a half  inch. The gross tonnage was 7,162 tons with a  net tonnage of 4,248 tons and  a deadweight of 10,384 tons. There was a grain capacity of some 507,300 cubic feet, with a bale capacity of 45,200 cubic feet.

The ships  official number was 175577 and her signal code/call sign was GWRK. The original port of registry  was Montreal, this was later changed to London. The flag was British.

During the Canadian war effort, Canada built over four hundred standard ships similar to the American built Liberty ships. They all had either a Fort, or a Park prefix to their names.

The Park Steamship Company Limited was founded in 1942 for the sole purpose of operating this  fleet of dry-cargo ships for the transport of war supplies.  At it's height the Company managed a fleet of one hundred and eighty Merchant Ships.

Each ship had been built in a Canadian Ship Yard and was named after a well known Canadian park.

The S.S.WITHROW PARK was one of these ships.

As Kingsbridge

Life after Saint Line

Master

Date

Left

Destination

I Ellis

1/1948



Career Summary

1947 - 1948 Managed by Saint Line

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Withrow Park

1944

7142

175577

United Shipyards

Montreal

Dominion Engineering

Monreal

Triple Expansion Steam


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