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Sea Crest (I)

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Registry #1 168479 (UK) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Fort Grouard Name 6
Name 2 1950 Sea Crest (I) Name 7
Name 3 1952 Ernest G. Pathy Name 8
Name 4 1955 African Duke Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 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 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 registered at London UK. In 1943 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (W. Runciman & Co), London UK. In 1943 she was owned by US Wartime Shipping Administration on bare-boat charter to the Ministry of War Transport, London UK (W. Runciman & Co. Ltd., mgrs.). In 1946 she was owned by the Ministry of Transport (R. S. Dalgliesh & Ltd), London UK. In 1950 she was owned by Larix Shipping Co (Embiricos Ltd), London UK. In 1952 she was registered at London UK. In 1952 she was owned by Federal Commerce & Navigation Co. Ltd., London UK. In 1955 she was owned by West Africa Navigation Co, Monrovia Liberia.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1964-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1964 this vessel was broken up Yokosuka Japan.
 
References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FortA.html; Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1; Lloyd's Register 1943/4
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