D/S Fort Vermillion

Call sign
BKMK
Class
LR100A1 with freeboard
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1942
Yard number
165
Month of delivery
oktober

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
7.133
Net tonnage:
4.259
Deadweight:
10.330

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 505
Speed:
11

Dimensions

Length:
424.6'
Beam:
57.2'
Draft:
34.9'
  • Historikk:
    v/Einar Ottarsen Onsøien

    7.11.1942: Levert til United States War Shipping Administration og overført til Ministry of War Transportation på "bare boat" betingelser (Counties Ship Management Co Ltd) London, GBR - FORT VERMILLION
    /1948: Returnert til United States Maritime Commission, opplagt,
    /1959: Opphogd av Pinto Island Metals Co, Mobile, Alabama, USA. 



    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 24 1/2", 37" & 70"-48". Maskineri bygget ved Dominion Engineering Works, Montreal, Canada.

    Sources

    Lloyd's Register, diverse årganger

    S. C. Heal; A Great Fleet bof Ships, The Canadian Forts and Parks.