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Fort Wood
T2-SE-A1
"Zanguezour" ex. "Fort Wood".
( Photo copyright A. Duncan )
"Zanguezour" ex. "Fort Wood".
"Southern Eagle", ex. "Zanguezour" ex. "Fort Wood" upbound headed to Lock 2 in Welland Canal, November 13th, 1975.( Photo copyright Barry Andersen )
"Southern Eagle", ex. "Zanguezour" ex. "Fort Wood".
( Photo copyright Walter E Frost )
"Southern Eagle", ex. "Zanguezour" ex. "Fort Wood".
( Photo copyright Walter E Frost )
"Southern Eagle", ex. "Zanguezour" ex. "Fort Wood" in dry-dock, the derricks are being tested.( Photo Copyright Reserved )
"Southern Eagle", ex. "Zanguezour" ex. "Fort Wood", passing Portishead, outbound from Avonmouth, on 25th March 1965.
( Photo copyright Malcolm Cranfield )
"Southern Eagle", ex. "Zanguezour" ex. "Fort Wood", passing Portishead, outbound from Avonmouth, on 25th March 1965.( Photo copyright Malcolm Cranfield )
FORT WOOD, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by The Kaiser Co., Swan Island Yard, Portland, Oregon.
Yardnumber 92. UMSC No. 1949. Off. nr. 246654.
Keel laid 08-05-1944. Launched 16-09-1944. Completed 13-10-1944. Gr. 10448 t., Net. 6285 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 8,99 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 WOOD-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Portland, Oregon, USA.
ZANGOUEZOUR-1948 for French Government, Le Havre, France.
ZANGOUEZOUR-1955 for Les Petroles D’Outre-Mer, Le Havre, France.
SOUTHERN EAGLE-1959 for Intercontinental Navigation Corporation & Transportation Freighter Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.
Additional Reports:
Reported Southern Eagle lengthened, widened and converted into bulk carrier in 1961 by replacement of cargo section with new mid-body built by Sasebo Ship Industry Company Ltd., Sasebo. Deliverd Jan. 1961.
New dimensions, 5 Holds, 8 Hatches: 3,4 x 4,5 m. 9,5 8,9 7,4 7,4 8,9 8,9 8,9 x 10,6 m., 174.4 / 168.2 x 22.9 m, 13966 grt / 23748 dwt.
Reported Southern Eagle sold to shipbreakers in Yugoslavia. Arrived, Split 8 Nov. 1978 to be broken up. [ By Sveti Kajo, Brodospas ]
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