CANADA INPUT REQUIRED:

[KG]

CANADA INPUT REQUIRED ?

Commonwealth Nations:

Canada, like several other Commonwealth Nations, created its own Merchant Navy in a large-scale effort in World War II. Established in 1939, the Canadian Merchant Navy played a major role in the Battle of the Atlantic bolstering the Allies' merchant fleet due to high losses in the British Merchant Navy.

"Park Ship"

Eventually thousands of Canadians served in the Merchant Navy aboard hundreds of Canadian merchant ships, notably the "Park Ship", the Canadian equivalent of the American "Liberty Ship". A school at St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia trained Canadian merchant mariners. "Manning Pools", Merchant Navy barracks, were built in Canadian ports.

Certification and Watchkeeping:

A Merchant Navy or Merchant Marine is the Fleet of Merchant Vessels that are registered in a Country, which varies in capacity. Seafarers’ on merchant vessels, who hold various military-like ranks and responsibilities and are sometimes members of various maritime trade unions, are required by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers to carry Merchant Mariner's Documents.

Would hope Canadians will add more ?

K.

[tony wilding]

re the Park ship,really no such Animal, the ships in Question are Canadian Fort Class, some were launched with a Fort name later changed to a Park name, only changed to Park names as all were owned by the Park Steamship Company , who were in charge of disposing them for the Canadian Goverment. Forts and Parks were identical, 3 types, North Sands, Victory and Canadian types, differed only in fuel and boiler types and lifeboat positions.all built in Canada, the Oceans were identical but but welded and built in USA,

[KG]

Thanks Tony:

K.