Registry and Rig Information |
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| Name
|
FORT ST. FRANCOIS |
| Registry
|
U.K. |
| Official Number
|
168403 |
| Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
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| Length
|
424.50 |
| Width
|
57.16 |
| Depth
|
34.75 |
| Gross Tonnage
|
7125.00 |
| Net Tonnage
|
4243.00 |
| Hull Material
|
Steel |
| Hull Number
|
00540 |
Vessel History |
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| History
|
Built as \"North Sands\" type dry cargo vessel; delivered on December 14, 1942. Purchased by U.S. Government under Hyde Park Agreement of 1941 and immediately bareboat chartered back to British Ministry of War Transport. Returned to U.S. Maritime Commission in 1947 and laid up. |
| Disposition
|
Sold on January 31, 1961, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., New York, NY, for $51,589, for scrapping. |
Build Information |
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| Builder
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Davie, George T. Shipbuilding & Repair, Ltd. |
| Place Built
|
Lauzon, P.Q. |
| Date Built
|
1942-00-00 |
Source |
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| Source
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HCGL |