Ship Details

Fort Chilcotin

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Photo Credit: Vancouver Archives CVA_195-1

 
 
Registry #1 168318 (UK) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 Fort Chilcotin Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1942 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 424.7' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder West Coast Ship Builders 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 3-cylinder steam engine Engine Manufacture Dominion Engineering Works, Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign WCSB
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (managed by H. Hogarth & Sons), London UK. In 1942-1943 she was registered at London UK. In 1943 she was chartered by the US Wartime Shipping Administration on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (H. Hogarth & Sons, mgrs.).
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1943-07-24
 
Named Features
Significance of Name Named for Fort Chilcotin
 
Anecdotes
On July 24, 1943 this vessel was torpedoed and sunk by U.172 in 15.03S 32.35W off Bahia Brazil on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro - Freetown & U.K.
 
References
Heal, S.C. (1999); Lloyd's Register of Shipping
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