Nipiwan Park
| Name | Nipiwan Park | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 2.373 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Collingwood Shipbuilding Ltd, Collingwood, Ontario | ||
| Owner | Minister of Munitions & Supply, Ottawa, Ontario | ||
| Homeport | Ottawa | ||
| Date of attack | 4 Jan, 1945 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-1232 (Kurt Dobratz) | ||
| Position | 44.30N, 63.00W - Grid BB 7535 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (2 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SH-194 | ||
| Route | St. Johns - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | In 1946, the Nipiwan Park was sold to Kent Line Ltd, St.John, New Brunswick and 1948 transferred to Nipiwan Park Ltd. 1952 returned to Kent Line Ltd and renamed Irvinglake. 1961 transferred to Irving Steamships Ltd and 1962 converted to a barge. In 1963 the barge was blown ashore near Bathhurst in Bay of Chaleur, New Brunswick. In September 1971, gasoline was pumped into the cargo hold and set afire to reduce possibility of major oil spillage. | ||
| Notes on loss | About 17.00 hours on 4 Jan, 1945, U-1232 attacked the convoy SH-194 four miles off Halifax and reported two ships sunk. The Polarland was sunk, while the Nipiwan Park lost her bow, but could be salvaged and was repaired at Pictou until 30 Nov, 1946. | ||
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