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Fort Alexandria

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Registry #1 168305 (UK) Registry #2 (Italian Register) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 Fort Alexandria Name 6
Name 2 1948 Vettor Pisani Name 7
Name 3 1952 Ardea (I) Name 8
Name 4 1963 Tornado (II) Name 9
Name 5 1964 Victoria Venture Name 10
 
Year Built 1942 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 7127 Type 1 Freighter, (North Sands-type)
Registered Tonnage 6704 Type 2
Engine Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine Engine Manufacture Canadian Allis-Chalmers Ltd., Montreal PQ.
Repower In 1954 she was converted to diesel engines. Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign BKKD
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942 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 (Headlam & Son, mgrs.). In 1948 she was owned by Sidarma at Genoa Italy. In 1952 she was owned by Mar. Napolitana Soc. De Nav., Naples Italy. In 1955 she was owned by Marittima Napoletana Società di Navigazione. In 1955 her class was withdrawn at her owner's request.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
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References
Heal, S.C. (1999); Lloyd's Register of Shipping
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