Ship Details

Portland Bill (H.M.S.)

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Registry #1 (RN) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1945 Portland Bill (H.M.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1951 Zinnia (I) Name 7
Name 3 1964 Chrysopolis (II) Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1945 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 8580
Gross Tonnage 7130 Type 1 Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage Type 2 Maintenance Ship
Engine 2500ihp steam reciprocating engine Engine Manufacture Dominion Engineering Works, Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1945 she was owned by the Royal Navy. In 1950 she was sold to Joseph Robinson and Sons, North Shields UK trading as Stag Line, for conversion into a cargo ship. In 1964 she was owned by Astrosuerte Cia Nav., Monrovia Liberia.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1965-00-00
 
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Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
1950, this vessel was employed as a Reserve Fleet accommodation vessel at Harwich, Essex, but soon became surplus to requirements when relieved by H.M.S. Mull of Kintyre. In 1965 this vessel was broken up at Kaohsiung Taiwan ROC.
 
References
https://www.sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/retro/on-the-waterfront-the-history-of-hms-portland-bill-1-8949946; J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK;
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