Fort ship

Fort Stikine
Class overview
Builders	Burrard Dry Dock Canadian Vickers Davie Shipbuilding Marine Industries North Vancouver Ship Repairs Prince Rupert Drydock & Shipyard United Shipyards Victoria Machinery Depot West Coast Shipbuilders Yarrow Shipbuilders
Operators	Ministry of War Transport United States Maritime Commission
Subclasses	Canadian type North Sands type Victory type
Cost	$1,856,500
Built	1941-44
In service	1941-85[1]
Building	198
Completed	198
Lost	28 (enemy action) 25 (accident)
Scrapped	145
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	7,130 GRT
Length	424 feet 6 inches (129.39 m)
Beam	57 feet 0 inches (17.37 m)

The Fort ships were a class of 198 cargo ships built in Canada during World War II for use by the United Kingdom. They all had names prefixed with "Fort" when built. The ships were in service between 1942 and 1985, with two still listed on shipping registers until 1992. A total of 53 were lost during the war due to accidents or enemy action. One of these, Fort Stikine, was destroyed in 1944 by the detonation of 1,400 tons of explosive on board her. This event, known as the Bombay Explosion, killed over 800 people and sank thirteen ships. Fort ships were ships transferred to the British Government and the Park ships were those employed by the Canadian Government, both had the similar design.