Fort Mumford
Built in 1942 by Prince Rupert Dry Dock Company, Prince Rupert, British Columbia for British Government. 7132 gt: LBP 129.5m: Beam 17.4m: Service speed 11.0kt |
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| 1942 | Fort Mumford, British Government |
| !942 | Operated for British Government by Reardon Smith Line Ltd. |
| 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine, I-27 in 10.00N: 71.00E, on 20th March. She was on her maiden voyage from Vancouver with a cargo of Military stores for Aden and Alexandria. |
See also :- http://www.combinedfleet.com/I-27.htm, with full acknowledgement to the authors © 2002-2010 Bob Hackett & Sander Kingsepp |
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| Fort Mumford being fitted out in drydock Prince Rupert |