Ship Details
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Registry #1	175598 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1944	Fort Daer	Name 6
Name 2	1944	Whiterock Park	Name 7
Name 3	1946	Tantara	Name 8
Name 4	1951	Pelopidas	Name 9
Name 5	1956	African Count	Name 10

 

Year Built	1944	Place	North Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	424.6' x 57.2' x 34.9'
Builder	North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	7130	Type 1	Freighter, (Victory-type)
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	2500ihp triple expansion 3-cylinder Dominion steam reciprocating engine	Engine Manufacture	Dominion Engineering Works, Montreal PQ
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign	VCJB
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1944 she was managed by Johnson Walton Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1946 she was owned by Johnson, Walton Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1951 she was owned by Cia. Mar. Samsoc Ltd.a. Panama/Hermes S.S. Agency, San Francisco CA. In 1956 she was owned by West African Nav. Co., Liberia.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1963-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1963 this vessel was broken up in Japan.

 

References
Lloyd's Register 1947/8; Canada List of Shipping
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