Ship Details
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Registry #1	169992 (UK)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Fort Massac	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)	424.6' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	7159	Type 1	Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine	Engine Manufacture	Canadian Allis-Chalmers Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (J. Cory & Sons), London UK. In 1943 she was owned by Wartime Merchant Shipping Ltd.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On 1st Feb.1946 sunk in collision with s/s THORNABY in 51.53N 01.32E on voyage Middlesbrough - Table Bay.

 

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