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Registry #1	169883 (UK)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Fort Lawrence	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)	226.6' x 45.1' x 19.1'
Builder	Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	7134	Type 1	Freighter, (North Sands-type)
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	2500ihp Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam reciprocating engine	Engine Manufacture	Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (F. C. Strick & Co), London UK. In 1948 she was registered at USA and was owned by United States Department of Commerce.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1958-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1955 this vessel was laid up, with her surveys overdue. In 1958 this vessel was broken up at Mobile.

 

References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FORT_K.html; Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1
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