FORT LONGUEUIL

Registry and Rig Information
Name	FORT LONGUEUIL
Registry	U.S.
Official Number	168397
Rig	Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
Length	424.42
Width	57.16
Depth	26.92
Gross Tonnage	7127.00
Net Tonnage	4240.00
Hull Material	Steel
Hull Number	00002
Vessel History
History	Built as \"North Sands\" type cargo vessel and purchased by U.S. Government under Hyde Park Agreement of 1941. Delivered on December 8, 1942, and immediately bareboat chartered to British Ministry of War Transport.Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine on September 19, 1943, in position 10'S x 68'E, southwest of Chagos Island, about 500-600 miles southeast of Seychelles. Was on voyage Kosseir to Newcastle, New South Wales, under management of J. Chambers & Co., London, Great Britain. Only two crew members survived, drifting ashore on a Japanese-held island after several days, and being taken prisoner.
Build Information
Builder	United Shipyards, Ltd.
Place Built	Montreal, P.Q.
Date Built	1942-00-00
Source
Source	HCGL

Name	Begin Date	End Date	Registry	Official Number
U.S. Dept. of Commerce	1942-00-00	1943-00-00	U.S.	168397