Ship Details

General Drury (R.C.A.S.C.)

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Registry #1 174892 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 W.D. Sweeney Name 6
Name 2 1942 General Drury (R.C.A.S.C.) Name 7
Name 3 1947 General Drury Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1942 Place Yarmouth Area NS Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 152.3' x 31.0' x 12.0'
Builder (nk) Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 392 Type 1 Freighter
Registered Tonnage 276 Type 2
Engine 540hp engine (1942) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942 she was owned by W.D. Sweeney Co. Ltd., Yarmouth NS. In 1942-1947 she was owned by the Minister of National Defence for the Canadian Army (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps). In 1947-1953 she was owned by The Maritime Steamship Co. Ltd., Black's Harbour NB.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1953-06-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel carried troops and supplies. This vessel had a complement of 21 officers and men. Bryon Taylor reports that "The vessel sprang a leak and sank, NE of Grand Turk Light, Turks and Caicos Islands BWI 08/06/1953).
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; (1945); Freeman, David J. (2000); Bryon Taylor - Nauticapedia 24/02/2016); LAC Reel T-11846 (1953) (General Drury);
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