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Shipbuilding -- Nova Scotia -- Pictou (County) -- History.
Shipbuilding -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Shipbuilding industry -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Shipwrights -- Nova Scotia -- Pictou -- History.
Shipyards -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada.
Pictou (N.S.) -- Newspapers -- History.
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Shipbuilding -- Nova Scotia -- Pictou (County) -- History.
Shipbuilding -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Shipbuilding industry -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Shipwrights -- Nova Scotia -- Pictou -- History.
Shipyards -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada.
Pictou (N.S.) -- Newspapers -- History.
MARC Display
The story of
Pictou
's
Park
ships
/ compiled by Ron Wallis.
The author], 2004.
Call #:
338.4762382 S887
Subjects
Shipbuilding -- Nova Scotia --
Pictou
(County) -- History.
Shipbuilding -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Shipbuilding industry -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
Shipwrights -- Nova Scotia --
Pictou
-- History.
Shipyards -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada.
Pictou
(N.
S
.) -- Newspapers -- History.
ISBN:
9780973539301 (pbk.)
0973539305 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Pictou
's
Park
ships
Description:
180 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
Park
Ships
were merchant steamships constructed for Canada'
s
Merchant Navy during World War II.
Park
ships
were the Canadian equivalent of the American Liberty
Ships
and the British Fort
Ships
. In
Pictou
, A total of twenty-four 4,700 ton Scandinavian class freighters were built in
Pictou
under Canada'
s
Wartime Shipbuilding Program during the Second World War. The first to be built was the
S
.S. Victoria
Park
. It was launched on October 22, 1942. This book tells the story through articles from the
Pictou
Advocate and the Foundation Maritime employee newsletter, 'The Fo'c'sle," accompanied by photographs taken between 1941 and 1945.
Other authors:
Wallis, Ron.
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Item type
Status
Central Library
Local History Collection
338.4762382 S887
Non-circulating
Local History Room - Central Library, 4th Floor
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