Ship Details
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Registry #1	180009 (UK)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Fort Machault	Name 6
Name 2	1947	L'Emerillon	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)	424.6' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	7160	Type 1	Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	2500ihp Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam reciprocating engine	Engine Manufacture	John Inglis Co. Ltd., Toronto ON
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1942 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (Larrinaga SS Co), London UK. In 1943 she was owned by Wartime Merchant Shipping Ltd. In 1946 she was owned by Park Steamship Co, Montreal QC Canada. In 1947 she was owned by Seagull SS Co of Canada Ltd, Montreal QC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On 18th Feb.1949 stranded on Sorelles Rocks in 37.23N 08.35E on voyage New York & Baltimore - Kuwait & Karachi.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FORT_K.html;
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