RFA ''Fort Charlotte'' (A236) was a stores issuing ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Launched on 12 February 1944 as ''SS Buffalo Park'' a merchant

steamship A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels. The first steamships ...

constructed for Canada’s Merchant Navy in 1944 during the Second World War as part of Canada's

Park ship Park ships were merchant steamships constructed for Canada’s Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Park ships and Fort ships (built in Canada for operation by the British) were the Canadian equivalent of the American Liberty ships. All th ...

program. The ship was acquired by the Ministry of War Transport in 1945 and renamed ''Fort Charlotte'', a Fort ship. The ship was transferred to the RFA on 11 June 1948. Decommissioned in 1967, she was sold to Singapore breakers in January 1968. During World War II, 28 were lost to enemy action, and four were lost due to accidents. Many of the surviving 166 ships passed to the United States Maritime Commission. The last recorded scrapping was in 1985, and two ships, the former and , were listed on Lloyd's Register until 1992.

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Ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary 1944 ships {{Park ships

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