Ship Details

General Artigas

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Photo Credit: Ray Warren photo July 25 1964

 
 
Registry #1 168428 (UK) Registry #2 (Liberian Registry) Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Fort Nashwaak Name 6
Name 2 1948 General Artigas Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 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 Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 7134 Type 1 Freighter, (North Sands-type)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 2500ihp Dominion steam reciprocating engine Engine Manufacture Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., Montreal PQ
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (Dodd, Thomson & Co), London UK. In 1943 she was registered at London UK. In 1947 she was owned by the U.S. Maritime Commission. In 1948 registered at Monrovia Liberia. In 1948 she was owned by Cia Uruguaya Comercio y Maritima, Montevideo Uruguay. In 1950 she was owned by Oceanic Transport Corp, Monrovia Liberia. In 1955 she was owned by Oceanic Transport Corp.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1968-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name José Gervasio Artigas Arnal (June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850) was a soldier and statesman who is regarded as a national hero in Uruguay and the father of Uruguayan nationhood.
 
Anecdotes
In 1968 this vessel was broken up at Kaohsiung ROC.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FORT_K.html;
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