 Fort Stikine
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fort Stikine |
| Namesake | Fort Stikine |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration, on Lend Lease to the Ministry of War Transport |
| Operator | Port Line Ltd |
| Port of registry |  London, United Kingdom |
| Builder | Prince Rupert Drydock & Shipyard |
| Yard number | 43 |
| Launched | 31 July 1942 |
| Out of service | 14 April 1944 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Exploded and was obliterated 18°57′10″N 72°50′42″E / 18.9528°N 72.8450°E |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fort ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 57 ft 2 in (17.42 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 11.5 in (8.22 m) |
| Depth | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 505 NHP |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Fort Stikine was a British Fort ship which was built in Canada in 1942. Owned by the American War Shipping Administration, she was leased under charter to the Ministry of War Transport under the Lend-Lease scheme and operated under the management of the Port Line. Fort Stikine only had a short career, and was destroyed in an explosion at Bombay, India, in April 1944 that caused the loss of a further thirteen ships.