Ship Details
Strovili Photo Credit: Vancouver Archives CVA_447-3276.1

 

Registry #1	169621 (UK)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1943	Fort Hall	Name 6
Name 2	1946	Argofax	Name 7
Name 3	1959	Strovili	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1943	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	424.7' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	7187	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 (E.R. Management Co), London UK. In 1946 registered at London UK. In 1946 she was owned by Park Steamship Co, Montreal QC Canada. In 1946 she was owned by Argonaut Navigation Co. Ltd., Montreal QC Canada. In 1951 she was owned by Argonaut Nav. Co, London UK. In 1959 she was owned by Strovili Cia Nav., Piraeus Greece.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1967 this vessel was broken up at Osaka Japan.

 

References
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/FortA.html; Canada List of Shipping
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