Ship Details
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Registry #1	168423 (UK)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Fort Jemseg	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1943	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	424.7' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	7130	Type 1	Freighter, (North Sands-type)
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	2500ihp Triple expansion 3-cylinder Dominion steam reciprocating engine	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1942 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (Hain SS Co), London UK. In 1943 she was owned by US Wartime Shipping Administration on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (Hain S.S. Co. Ltd., mgrs.)

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On 23rd Sep.1943 torpedoed and sunk by U.238 in 53.18N 40.24W on voyage Hull & Loch Ewe - New York.

 

References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FortA.html; Lloyd's Register 1943/4
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