Ship Details

Fort Fork

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Registry #1 168367 (UK) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 Fort Fork Name 6
Name 2 1948 Punta Amica Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1942 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 7134 Type 1 Freighter, (North Sands-type)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 3-cylinder 2500ihp Dominion steam 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 (managed by Sir W. R. Smith & Sons), London UK. In 1942 she was registered at London UK. In 1943 she was on charter by US Wartime Shipping Administration on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (Sir W.R. Smith & Sons Ltd., mgrs.). In 1947 she was owned by the US Maritime Commission. In 1948 she was registered at Genoa, Italy. In 1948 she was owned by Unione Soc. Per Azioni, and Piero Ravano, Genoa Italy.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1962-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1962 this vessel was broken up in Italy.
 
References
Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1; Lloyd's Register 1943/4
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