Ship Details

Fort Bedford

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Registry #1 168447 (UK) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Fort Bedford Name 6
Name 2 1951 Othrys Name 7
Name 3 1952 Mount Othrys Name 8
Name 4 1961 Alba Feliz Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 424.7' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 7130 Type 1 Freighter, (North Sands-type)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 2500ihp Dominion Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine Engine Manufacture Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by US Wartime Shipping Administration on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (J. Morrison & Son, mgrs.). In 1947 she was owned by Dominion of Canada on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (F.L. Dawson & Co. Ltd., mgrs.). In 1951 she was owned by Othrys Shipping Co. Ltd., Montreal QC Canada. In 1952 she was owned by San Felicia Cia. Nav., Panama.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1963-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1963 this vessel was broken up at Hong Kong.
 
References
Lloyd's Register 1944/5; Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1; Lloyd's Register 1943/4; Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1
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