Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.
Yardnumber 307. UMSC No. 1515. Off. nr. 246563.
Keel laid 30-06-1944. Launched 16-09-1944. Completed 12-10-1944. Gr. 10172 t., Net. 6423 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 11,93 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
FORT STEVENS-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
FORT STEVENS-1947 for British Tanker Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
FORT STEVENS-1956 for BP Tanker Company Ltd., London, Great Britain.
Additional Reports:
Reported Fort Stevens sold to shipbreakers in Great Britain. Arrived Blyth 5 Oct. 1959 to be broken up. [By Hughes Bolckow Ltd.]
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