Ship Details

Elgin County

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Photo Credit: Vancouver Archives AM54-S4-Bo P165

 
 
Registry #1 (UK Registry) Registry #2 (Greece Register) Registry #3 (Sweden Register)
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1918 War Camp Name 6 1931 Flint 2
Name 2 1919 Sierra Quemada Name 7 1951 Stella Azzurra (I)
Name 3 1924 Atlantis (I) Name 8
Name 4 1928 Flint 2 Name 9
Name 5 1930 Elgin County Name 10
 
Year Built 1918 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 427' x 54' x 24'
Builder J. Coughlan & Sons Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 5614 Type 1 Freighter, (standard WW1)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine Triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine Engine Manufacture Kerr Turbine Co., Wellsville NY
Repower Repowered in 1924 she was re-engined Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign LCTM
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1918 she was owned by Shipping Controller, managed by J Chambers & Co, Liverpool UK. In 1918 she was sold on the stocks to Societe Transoceanique, Belgium. In 1919 she was owned by R.van Hemelryck, Antwerp Belgium. In 1924 she was owned by E.G. Culucundis & S.C. Costomeni, Syria Greece. In 1929 she was owned by A/S Flint, Bergen Norway. In 1940-1944 she was requisitioned by Swedish Government, Svenska Statens Trafikkommision, Stockholm Sweden. In 1944-1945 she was owned by D/S A/S Flint (Willy Kubon), Bergen Norway. In 1951 she was owned by Soc.Triestina di Nav. Libera Stella Azzurra, Venice Italy. In 1953 she was owned by Cia Armatoriale Italiana, Venice Italy.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1958-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1958 this vessel was reported to have been broken up at Osaka Japan.
 
References
Newell, Gordon (Ed.) (1966); www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWIStandardShips; Sawyer, L.A. & W.H. Mitchell (1968); Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1944-1945;
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