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Orfeo

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Registry #1 169734 (UK) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1943 Fort Gaspereau Name 6 1979 Liberty Two
Name 2 1948 Orfeo Name 7
Name 3 1963 President Quirino Name 8
Name 4 1968 Elpidio Quirino Name 9
Name 5 1968 Quirino Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place 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 7134 Type 1 Freighter, (North Sands-type)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine 2500ihp Triple expansion 3-cylinder 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 registered at London UK. In 1943 she was owned by Ministry of War Transport (Watts, Watts & Co), London UK. In 1947 she was owned by the U.S. Maritime Commission. In 1948 she was registered at Genoa Italy. In 1948 she was owned by Soc. Ligure Di Armamento. In 1970 Scrapped Alicante Spain.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1970-00-00
 
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References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FortA.html; Heal, S.C. (1999); Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1
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