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SS ''Point Pleasant Park'' was a merchant steamship constructed for Canada’s Merchant Navy in 1942 during the Second World War as part of Canada's Park ship program.〔(''SS Point Pleasant Park'' at uboat.net )〕 She carried a variety of wartime cargoes to Atlantic and Indian Ocean ports until she was sunk by the off the coast of South Africa on 23 February 1945 while sailing independently on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Cape Town. This was last vessel to be sunk in South African waters during the Second World War. ==Construction== ''Point Pleasant'' was built by the Canadian Park Steamship Company Limited, a Crown Corporation set up in 1942 to aid the Allied war effort by building and operating cargo ships to replace those lost to enemy action and ensure an ample flow of supplies to Allied forces. The ship was a 10,000 ton version of the Canadian Park ship program, a design similar to the American Liberty ships. She was built at Davie Ship Building & Repair Co. Ltd. at Lauzon, Quebec and entered service the 8 November 1943. The ship was named after Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia, following the tradition of naming Park ships after Canadian wilderness and recreation parks.
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