Ship Details
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Registry #1	161415 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Fort Drew	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			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	North Vancouver Ship Repairs 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	Triple expansion steam engine	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
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 (Maclay & McIntyre Ltd., mgrs.) registered at USA, she was owned by United States Department of Commerce. In 1955 she was laid up, surveys overdue.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2005-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1961 this vessel was broken up at Mobile, AL, USA.

 

References
Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1; Lloyd's Register 1943/4
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