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Created: 2018-11-16 11:52:42 PM
Last Edited: 2021-04-16 2:20:01 PM

Fort Henry

Fort Henry (1959/09/06)

Fort Henry (1968/07/15)

Fort Henry (1973)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	Collingwood Shipbuilding	Location:	Collingwood, Ontario	Hull #:	150
Design:	Fort class
Keel Layed:	1954/08/20	Launched:	1955/03/10	Commissioned:	1955/05

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 Steam turbine engine	Output:	4500 SHP
	Manufacturer:

Dimensions
As built	Length:	140.7 m	Gross Tonnage:	5729
	Breadth:	17.2 m	Net Tonnage:	3707
	Depth:		Dead Weight:

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Canada Steamship Lines		1955/05	1984
Steel Factors, Ltd.		1984	Scrapped

Fleet	From	Until
Canada Steamship Lines - Canada	2002/12

Name History

Registration History

Name	Call Sign	Until
Fort Henry

Number	Port	From	Until
176118	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	1955/06/01	1984/06

Description

Laid down as Fort Garry, but renamed Fort Henry before launching.

Laid up in Kingston, Ontario following the 1979 season and did not operate again.

Her pilot house was saved and placed on display at Lock 3 Park on the Welland Canal. After repeated attacks by vandals the pilot house display was dismantled in July, 2002.

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped in Hamilton, Ontario by United Metals Ltd.
Arrival at Yard	1984/06/05	Beached:	Work Began:	1986/04/01
Lost			Date:

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