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Fort La Reine

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Registry #1 (UK Registry) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 Fort La Reine Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1942 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 Dominion Engineering Works, Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (J. Constantine SS Line), London UK. In 1943 she was owned by US Wartime Shipping Administration on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (Joseph Constantine S.S. Line Ltd., mgrs.)
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On 17th Aug.1942 this vessel was torpedoed and sunk by U.658 in 18.80N 75.20W on voyage Vancouver - Guantanamo Bay - Halifax - U.K.
 
References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FORT_K.html; Lloyd's Register 1943/4
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