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Registry #1	807885 (Canada)	Registry #2	711876 (UK)	Registry #3	(Liberia Register)
IMO#	8415548	MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1986	Fort Reliance (II)	Name 6	2017	Karadeniz Powership Remzi Bey
Name 2	1989	Cariboo	Name 7
Name 3	1993	Droit de Parole	Name 8
Name 4	1994	Veesea Pearl	Name 9
Name 5	2000	Pearl	Name 10

 

Year Built	1986	Place	Port Glasgow	Area	Scotland	Country	UK

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	424.6' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	Ferguson-Ailsa Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	65.36m x 13.09m x 4.60m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	1151	Type 1	Tug, supply
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Research Vessel
Engine	2 M8cyl oil 275x305mm 4600kW 6254bhp diesel engines	Engine Manufacture	Mirrlees Blackstone (Stockport) Ltd., Stockport UK
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	In 1989 she was converted to an ocean research ship. In 1994 she was converted to offshore supply vessel: 1296gt 388nt 967dwt, 65.36 x 13.09 x 5.36m	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1986-1989 she was owned by Arctic Offshore Marine Services Ltd., Hay River NWT Canada. In 1989 she was owned by British Shipbuilders, Newcastle UK. In 1996 she was owned by Seacor Worldwide Inc, Morgan City LA USA. In 2003 she was owned by Seahorse Ltd, Cork Ireland. In 2016 she was owned by Karpowership Americas Co Ltd, Majuro MHI (managed by Karmarine Karadeniz Denizcilik ve Ticaret AS, Istanbul Turkiye).

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1987-03-19

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
She was ordered from Ferguson Ailsa Ltd by John Townsend Ltd, Canada but not delivered; completed in 1988 but not delivered until 1989, by Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd. Originally designed as a fire fighting offshore supply vessel. This vessel was broken up in 2020 by Star Cotton Corporation (Pvt) Ltd commenced work at Gadani Beach India.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=24109&vessel=FORT+RELIANCE (website viewed 09/10/2025);
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