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Fort La Baye

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Registry #1 169881 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Fort La Baye Name 6
Name 2 1947 Digby County Name 7
Name 3 1950 Travelstar Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 424.7' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder West Coast Ship Builders Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Freighter
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine Engine Manufacture Dominion Engineering Works, Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (Counties Ship Management Co, London UK. In 1947 she was owned by Park Steamship Co, Montreal QC Canada. In 1947 she was owned by Acadian Overseas Freighters Ltd., Halifax NS Canada. In 1950 she was owned by Cia Polyna Maritima, Monrovia Liberia.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On 16th Oct.1954 stranded near Buckner Bay, Okinawa in 26.08N 127.51E on voyage Yokohama - Tourane, caught fire and total loss.
 
References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FORT_K.html; Canada List of Shipping;
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