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Fort Mumford
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| Registry #1 | (UK Registry) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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| IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
| Name 1 | 1942 | Fort Mumford | Name 6 | ||
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| Name 2 | Name 7 | ||||
| Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
| Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
| Name 5 | Name 10 |
| Year Built | 1942 | Place | Prince Rupert | Area | BC | Country | Canada |
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| Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 424.6'x 57.2'x 34.9' |
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| Builder | Prince Rupert Dry Dock & Shipyards Co. | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
| Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
| Gross Tonnage | 7130 | Type 1 | Freighter, (North Sands-type) |
| 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) |
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| In 1942 she was owned by the Mnistry of War Transport (Sir W. Reardon Smith & Sons), London Uk. |
| Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1943-00-00 |
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| Named Features | |
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| Significance of Name |
| Anecdotes |
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| On March 20, 1943 this vessel was torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-27 at 10.00N 71.00E on a voyage from Vancouver, Lyttelton & Colombo - Aden & Alexandria Egypt. |
| References |
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| http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FORT_K.html |
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