Ship Details

Colchester County

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Registry #1 169733 (UK) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Fort Venango Name 6
Name 2 1946 Colchester County Name 7
Name 3 1949 Santa Calli Name 8
Name 4 1952 Calli Name 9
Name 5 1956 August Thyssen 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 7166 Type 1 Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage 6709 Type 2
Engine 2500ihp Dominion Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam reciprocating engine Engine Manufacture Canadian Allis-Chalmers Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign MOWT; VGKR
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Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by Wartime Merchant Shipping Ltd. (managed by Capper, Alexander & Co.) London UK. In 1946 registered at Halifax NS, Call sign VGKR. In 1946 she was owned by Acadia Overseas Freighters Ltd., Montreal QC Canada. In 1949 she was owned by Cie de Nav San George S.A, Panama. In 1952 she was owned by Marine Transport Co, Panama. In 1956 she was owned by August Thyssen Hutte A.G, Hamburg Germany. In 1958 she was owned by Frigga Seeschiffahrt G.m.b.H, Hamburg Germany. In 1962 she was broken up at Hamburg Germany.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1949-03-12
 
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References
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