FORT ABITIBI

Registry and Rig Information

Name FORT ABITIBI
Registry U.K.
Official Number 168825
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 424.42
Width 57.16
Depth 34.75
Gross Tonnage 7125.00
Net Tonnage 4254.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00146

Vessel History

History Built as \"North Sands\" type dry cargo vessel; delivered to U.S. Maritime Commission on May 26, 1942. Sent on Lend-Lease to British Ministry of War Transport, Liverpool, Great Britain; received British registry number. Returned to U.S. Dept. of Commerce in 1947 and laid up.Managed by Smith, Hogg & Co., Ltd., for British Ministry of War Transport.
Disposition Sold to Bethlehem Steel Co.; arrived at Baltimore, MD, on November 28, 1958, for scrapping by Patapsco Steel Co.

Build Information

Builder Canadian Vickers, Ltd.
Place Built Montreal, P.Q.
Date Built 1942-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
U.S. Maritime Commission1942-00-001958-00-00U.K.168825