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Fort ship
The Fort Ships were a class of 198 cargo ships built in Canada during World War II for use by the United Kingdom under the Lend-Lease scheme. 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 due to accidents or enemy action. One of these, ''Fort Stikine'', was destroyed in 1944 by the detonation of 1400 tons of explosive on board her. This event, known as the Bombay Explosion, killed over 800 people and sank thirteen ships. ==Description== The Fort Ships were long with a beam of . They were assessed at . The ships were of three types, the "North Sands" type, which were of riveted construction, and the "Canadian" and "Victory" types, which were of welded construction. They were built by eighteen different Canadian shipyards. Their triple expansion steam engines were built by seven different manufacturers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='FORT', 'OCEAN' & 'PARK' TYPE SHIPS )〕
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