SS Fort Cataraqui explained

-- commercial vessels -->	+SS Fort Cataraqui Ship Image: SS Fort Cataraqui in the port of Antwerp.jpg Image Alt: Ship standing at quayside Ship Image Size: 300px Ship Caption: SS Fort Cataraqui in the port of Antwerp Ship Name: Fort Catarqui Ship Builder: Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon Ship Launched: 15 September 1942 Ship Acquired: October 1942 Ship Fate: Scrapped 1960 Ship Length: 441feet Ship Beam: 57feet Ship Draught: 27feet Ship Propulsion: 1 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 2500ihp 1 shaft Ship Speed: 11kn Ship Range: 11400nmi at 10kn Ship Complement: 115 Ship Armament: World War II : 1 × 4inches gun 8 × 20 mm AA guns

SS Fort Cataraqui was a North Sands-type Fort ship. The North Sands type, along with similar Park, Fort, and Canadian Liberty classes were essentially British and Canadian variants of the American Liberty and Victory classes. Fort Cataraqui is notable for being the first Allied ship to enter the port of Antwerp after the Canadian First Army cleared the Scheldt Estuary during the Battle of the Scheldt in the Second World War.

The vessel was built by Davie Shipbuilding & Repair Company, in Lauzon, Quebec and was delivered in October 1942. Fort Cataraqui survived the war and was broken up in 1960 in Mobile, Alabama.^{[1] [2]} During World War II, 28 were lost to enemy action, and four were lost due to accidents. Many of the surviving 166 ships passed to the United States Maritime Commission. The last recorded scrapping was in 1985,^{[3] [4] [5]} and two ships, the former and, were listed on Lloyd's Register until 1992.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'FORT', 'OCEAN' & 'PARK' TYPE SHIPS . Mariners . 12 August 2014.
2. Web site: The Forts . Angela DeRoy-Jones . 13 August 2014.
3. Web site: FORT SHIPS A - J . Mariners . 12 August 2012.
4. Web site: FORT SHIPS K - S . Mariners . 12 August 2012.
5. Web site: FORT SHIPS T - Y . Mariners . 12 August 2012.