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This freighter, (north sands-type) was built in 1943 by Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver, BC.
Historical Notes
The Heritagegateway.org.uk stated "Lend-Lease - The 'lease-lend' terms under most of these were transferred meant that 'the owner supplied the ship, but the charterer [supplied and equipped] the vessel with all fuel, chandlery, hardware . . . and other expendable supplies. When the ship [was] returned to the owner, a reverse adjustment [was] made for fuel and supplies which remain[ed] on board."
Owners & Masters
In 1943 she was registered at London UK.
In 1943 she was owned by US Wartime Shipping Administration on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (H. Hogarth & Sons, mgrs.).
In 1947 she was owned by Dominion of Canada on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (William Brown Atkinson & Co. Ltd., mgrs.).
In 1954 registered at Monrovia Liberia.
In 1954 she was owned by Monovar Cia. Nav. S.A.
References
- Heal, S.C. (1999)
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping
