RMS Fort Victoria
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Fort Victoria was a 7,784 GRT passenger steamship that was built in 1912 as Willochra. During the First World War she was requisitioned for use as a troopship. In 1920 she was sold and renamed Fort Victoria, serving until lost in a collision in 1929.
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The ship as Willochra | |
History | |
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Port of registry |
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Route | United States – Australia – New Zealand (1912–19) |
Builder | William Beardmore & Company, Dalmuir |
Yard number | 507 |
Launched | 14 August 1912 |
Completed | 7 February 1913 |
Out of service | 18 December 1929 |
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Fate | Sunk by collision |
General characteristics | |
Type | passenger ship |
Tonnage | 7,784 GRT, 4,532 NRT |
Length | 411.7 ft (125.5 m) |
Beam | 56.7 ft (17.3 m) |
Depth | 34.1 ft (10.4 m) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 762 NHP |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
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