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Freeport (II)

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Registry #1 168455 (UK) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1942 Fort La Traite Name 6
Name 2 1948 Italsole Name 7
Name 3 1965 Freeport (II) 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 West Coast Ship Builders Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 4244 Type 1 Freighter
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine Engine Manufacture John Inglis Co. Ltd., Toronto ON
Repower In 1949 she was re-engined as motorship. Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1942 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (Evan Thomas Radcliffe & Co), London UK. In 1943 she was owned by the United States Wartime Shipping Administration on a bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (Evan Thomas Radcliffe & Co., mgrs.) In 1948 she was owned by "Italnavi" Soc di Nav per Azioni, Genoa Italy. In 1965 she was owned by Lloyd's Africa Ltd, Monrovia Liberia.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1972-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1972 this vessel was broken up at Faslane Scotland UK.
 
References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FORT_K.html; Lloyd's Register 1943/4
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