cargo ship FORT DUQUESNE

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1949 - 1965

Design features

Fort Duquesne (steel banana reefer ship) 1949 - 1965
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........atlantic-express
detailed type : ...................steel banana reefer ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1944
name of shipyard : ................Oresunds Varvet
place of construction : ...........Landskrona (Suède)
year of entering the fleet : ......1949
length (in meters) : ..............106,67
width (in meters) : ...............15,54
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........4746
deadweight (in tons) : ............4204
type of engine : ..................8 cylinders single acting 2-stroke Sulzer engine
engine power (in HP) : ............5600
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........16,5

History

This ship's history exists only in french version : Fort Duquesne