Ship Details

Fort Halkett

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Registry #1 168394 (UK) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 Fort Halkett 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 Burrard Drydock Co. 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 2500ihp Triple expansion 3-cylinder Dominion steam reciprocating engine Engine Manufacture Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942 she was registered at London UK. In 1942 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transporat (J & J. Denholm Ltd), London UK. In 1943 she was owned by US Wartime Shipping Administration on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (J. & J. Denholm Ltd., mgrs.).
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
On 6th Aug.1943 this vessel was torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U.185 in 09.30S 25.50W on voyage Bona & Freetown to Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
 
References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FortA.html; Lloyd's Register 1943/4
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