Ship Details

Andros Cygnet

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Registry #1 169676 (UK) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Fort Colville Name 6
Name 2 1950 Lake Kootenay (II) Name 7
Name 3 1957 Andros Cygnet Name 8
Name 4 1957 Theoskepasti Name 9
Name 5 1965 Marietta T. Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place North Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 424.6' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder North Vancouver Ship Repairs 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 Canadian Allis-Chalmers Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by Dominion of Canada managed by Alfred Holt & Co. for the Blue Funnel Line. In 1947 she was owned by Dominion of Canada on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (Common Bros. Ltd., mgrs.). In 1945 she was an Air Stores Issuing Ship. In 1950 she was registered at West Hartlepool UK. In 1950 she was owned by Western Canada S. S. Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1957 she was owned by Orion Shipping & Trading Co., New York USA In 1957 she was owned by Cia. Mar. Las Perlas SA, Panama and B.J. Mavros.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1945 this vesselfunctioned as an Air stores Issuing Ship.
 
References
Heal, S.C. (1999); Lloyd's Register 1944/5; Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1
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