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RFA Fort Beauharnois 1948 - 1962

RFA Fort Beauharnois 1948 - 1962 More
RFA Fort Beauharnois 1948 - 1962 GRT 7253. Built as VSIS in 1944 by West Coast at Vancouver as Fort Grand Rapids, renamed Cornish Park. Single screw triple expansion.
Renamed FB 1945 after a Canadian Governor. Managed on behalf of the Admiralty by Lyle Shipping. Served Pacific Fleet Train. Post war laid up Swansea before conversion to NS/VSIS and RFA manned. Malta run 1952 -56. Refitted as VSIS for Op Grapple. In 1959 helped salvage the Beaverbank.
Singapore run 1960 - 62 until laid up at Malta. Scrapped La Spezia.

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