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Registry #1	169912 (UK)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1944	Fort La Have	Name 6
Name 2	1947	Angusglen	Name 7
Name 3	1954	Cape Melon	Name 8
Name 4	1955	Aghios Spyridon	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1944	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	424.7' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	7130	Type 1	Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage	4326	Type 2
Engine	2500ihp Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam reciprocating engine (1944)	Engine Manufacture	Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	VGPD
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1944 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (Hain SS Co), London UK. In 1946 she was owned by the Minister of Re-Construction & Supply, Ottawa ON Canada. In 1946 she was owned by Park Steamship Co, Montreal. QC Canada. In 1947 she was registered at Montreal QC Canada. In 1947 she was owned by Lunham & Moore (Canada) Ltd., Montreal QC Canada. In 1954 she was owned by Lunham & Moore (Canada) Ltd, Montreal QC (Lyle Shipping Co), Glasgow UK. In 1955 she was owned by A. C. Hadjipateras, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. In 1959 she was owned by A. C. Hadjipateras, Piraeus Greece.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1959-05-27

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On May 27th 1959 this vessel was stranded west of Havana in 22.53N 83.48W on voyage Hampton Roads - Japan, subsequent engine room fire. Refloated but CTL and 1960 broken up at Troon.

 

References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FORT_K.html; Lloyd's Register 1947/8
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