Ship Details
Bedford Prince If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Registry #1	168500 (UK)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Fort Gloucester	Name 6
Name 2	1950	Bedford Prince	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1943	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		Type 1	Freighter
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine	Engine Manufacture	John Inglis Co. Ltd., Toronto ON
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (W.A. Souter & Co.), London UK. In 1948 she was owned by she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (Weider, Hopkins & Co), London UK. In 1950 she was owned by Bedford Overseas Freighters Ltd. London UK.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1953-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1953 this vessel was broken up Baltimore after grounding damage on June 14, 1953 in the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela on voyage Port Pirie - New Orleans.

 

References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FortA.html;
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