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MOUNT ORFORD PARK
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: MOUNT ORFORD PARK
- Nationality: CANADA
- Official Number: 175394
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 424.42
- Width: 57.16
- Depth: 34.75
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 7141.00
- Net Tonnage: 4210.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number: 00030
Vessel History
- Rebuilds: Tonnage change, 1956 (7131 gross - 4298 net). Tonnage change, 1960 (7120 gross - 4363 net).
- History: Built as "North Sands" type dry cargo vessel; delivered on June 22, 1944. Transferred to British registry on May 17, 1946.
- Disposition: After lying at Kaohsiung, Taiwan since September, 1969, with damages suffered on voyage from Saigon, sold to Taiwan shipbreakers in late fall, 1969, for scrapping.
Build Information
- Builder: United Shipyards, Ltd.
- Place Built: Montreal, P.Q.
- Year Built: 1944
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| Park Steamship Co., Ltd. (Minister of Munitions & Supply) |
1944 - 1946 |
CANADA |
175394 |
| Minister of Transport |
1946 - 1950 |
U.K. |
175394 |
| Orford Steamship Co., Ltd. (Ships Finance & Management Co., Ltd., Mgrs.) |
1950 - 1956 |
U.K. |
175394 |
| Oceanica S.A. |
1956 - 1960 |
LIBERIA |
|
| Oceanica S.A. |
1960 - 1964 |
GREECE |
|
| Philippine Merchants Steamship Co., Inc. |
1964 - 1965 |
PHILIPPINES |
|
| Alianza Oceanica Armadora S.A. |
1965 - 1967 |
PANAMA |
|
| Loyal Navigation Co., Inc. |
1967 - 1968 |
PANAMA |
|
| China Marine Investment Co., Ltd. |
1968 - 1969 |
TAIWAN |
|
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| ORFORD |
1950 - 1956 |
U.K. |
175394 |
| CAPE RION |
1956 - 1960 |
LIBERIA |
|
| CAPE RION |
1960 - 1964 |
GREECE |
|
| VISAYAN MERCHANT |
1964 - 1965 |
PHILIPPINES |
|
| MARY M. |
1965 - 1967 |
PANAMA |
|
| LOYAL GARLANDS |
1967 - 1968 |
PANAMA |
|
| LOYAL GARLANDS |
1968 - 1969 |
TAIWAN |
|
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