Ship Details

Tavistock

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Registry #1 168460 (UK) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Fort Enterprise Name 6 1962 Bandahara
Name 2 1951 Tavistock Name 7 1964 Otone
Name 3 1952 Southwick Name 8
Name 4 1956 Mahsud Name 9
Name 5 1961 Marne Traveller Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 424.6' 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
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine Engine Manufacture Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943 she was registered at London UK and owned by the Government of Canada and managed by Tavistock Shipping Co. (Noel Purvis), London UK. In 1943 she was owned by US Wartime Shipping Administration on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (Hall Bros., mgrs.). In 1952 she was registered at London UK. In 1952 she was owned by Island Shipping Co. Ltd., Nassau Bahamas & Ivanovic & Co. Ltd., London UK. In 1956 she was owned by T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd., Liverpool UK.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1966-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1966 this vessel was broken up at Hirao, Japan.
 
References
Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1; Lloyd's Register 1943/4
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