FORT HALKETT
Year Built
1942
Official Number
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Shipyard
Burrard Dry Dock Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
War Built - Canada
Ship Length
425.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4243.00 tons
Gross Tons
7133.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
453000.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
| No events for this vessel |
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
No documents for this vessel
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
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Operator
J. & J. Denholm Ltd.
Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
United Kingdom
Incident Information
Incident Date
August 06, 1943
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - No Further Info
Cause Comments
Torpedoed by German submarine U-185
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
In the Atlantic Ocean East of Brazil
Accuracy of Incident Location
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Lat/Long
9°30'S / 25°50'W
Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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