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Buys Ballot

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Registry #1 180045 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Fort Orleans Name 6
Name 2 1946 Mount Sorrel Name 7
Name 3 1948 Buys Ballot Name 8
Name 4 1949 Laagkerk 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 Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 7130 Type 1 Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage 4326 Type 2
Engine 2500ihp Dominion steam reciprocating engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (J. Morrison & Son), London UK. In 1946 she was owned by Montship Lines Ltd, Montreal QC. In 1948 she was owned by Royal Netherlands Govenment (Oranje Lijn), The Hague. In 1949 she was owned by Royal Netherlands Government (N.V. Vereenigde Nederland Scheep) The Hague. In 1952 she was owned by N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvart Mij, The Hague.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1959 this vessel was broken up at Hong Kong.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FORT_K.html;
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