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Registry #1	168370 (UK)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1942	Fort Gibraltar	Name 6
Name 2	1948	Alcione	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1942	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	424.7' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	6957	Type 1	Freighter
Registered Tonnage	4215	Type 2
Engine	3-cylinder steam engine	Engine Manufacture	Canadian Allis-Chalmers Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1942 she was registered at London UK. In 1942 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport ((C. T. Bowring & Co), London UK. In 1947 she was owned by the U.S. Maritime Commission. In 1948 she was registered at Rome Italy. In 1948 she was owned by Marittima Capodorso S.p.A., (Fratelli d'Amico, mgrs.) In 1951 she was owned by Marittima Capodorso S.p.A, Rome Italy.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1963-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1963 this vessel was broken up at Trieste, Italy.

 

References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FortA.html; Heal, S.C. (1999); Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1
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