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Fort Poplar

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Registry #1 168385 (UK) Registry #2 (Italian Registry) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 Fort Poplar Name 6
Name 2 1948 Etrusco Name 7
Name 3 1957 Scituate Name 8
Name 4 1960 Irene X. Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1942 Place 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 7134 Type 1 Freighter, (North Sands-type)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 2500ihp Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam reciprocating engine Engine Manufacture Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (F. C. Strick & Co), London UK. In 1947 she was owned by U.S. Maritime Commission. In 1948 she was registered at Genoa Italy and she was owned by L'Italica Di Navigazione, Genoa Italy. In 1957 she was owned by Victor Transport Corp, Monrovia Liberia. In 1960 she was owned by Blessing Soc Anon, Beirut Lebanon.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On the 16th March 1956 aground in gale near Cedar Point, Mass on voyage Emden - Boston, refloated, repaired and sold. On the 8th April 1964 stranded off Haiphong on voyage Haiphong - Korea, refloated and broken up at Hong Kong.
 
References
Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1; http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FORT_T.html;
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