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The Fort ships were a class of 198 cargo ships built in Canada during World War II for use by the United Kingdom under the Lend-Lease scheme. They all had names prefixed with "Fort" when built. The ships were in service between 1942 and 1985, with two still listed on shipping registers until 1992. A total of 53 were lost during the war due to accidents or enemy action. One of these, Fort Stikine, was destroyed in 1944 by the detonation of 1,400 tons of explosive on board her. This event, known as the Bombay Explosion, killed over 800 people and sank thirteen ships. Fort ships were ships transferred to the British Government and the Park ships were those employed by the Canadian Government, both had the similar design.

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  • Fort ship (en)
  • Fort ship (fr)
  • Транспорты типа «Форт» (ru)
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  • The Fort ships were a class of 198 cargo ships built in Canada during World War II for use by the United Kingdom under the Lend-Lease scheme. They all had names prefixed with "Fort" when built. The ships were in service between 1942 and 1985, with two still listed on shipping registers until 1992. A total of 53 were lost during the war due to accidents or enemy action. One of these, Fort Stikine, was destroyed in 1944 by the detonation of 1,400 tons of explosive on board her. This event, known as the Bombay Explosion, killed over 800 people and sank thirteen ships. Fort ships were ships transferred to the British Government and the Park ships were those employed by the Canadian Government, both had the similar design. (en)
  • Les Fort Ships étaient une classe de 198 cargos construits au Canada pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour être utilisés par le Royaume-Uni dans le cadre du programme de prêt-bail. Ils avaient tous des noms préfixés par "Fort" lors de leur construction. Les navires étaient en service entre 1942 et 1985, avec deux encore inscrits sur les registres maritimes jusqu'en 1992. Un total de 53 de ces cargos ont été perdus pendant la guerre en raison d'accidents ou d'actions ennemies. L'un d'eux, le (en), a été détruit en 1944 par la détonation de 1400 tonnes d'explosifs à son bord. Cet événement, connu sous le nom d'explosion de Bombay, tua plus de 800 personnes et coula treize navires. Les Forts Ships étaient des navires transférés au gouvernement britannique et les (en), étaient ceux employé (fr)
  • Форт (англ. Fort) — серия из 198 грузовых судов, построенных в Канаде во время Второй мировой войны для использования Великобританией по схеме ленд-лиза. Все они имели названия с префиксом «Форт». Эксплуатировались в период с 1942 по 1985 год, причем два из них все ещё числились в реестрах судоходства до 1992 года. В общей сложности 53 из них погибло во время войны из-за несчастных случаев или действий противника. Один из них, , был уничтожен в 1944 году взрывом 1400 тонн взрывчатки на его борту. В результате этого события, известного как взрыв в Бомбее, погибло более 800 человек и затонуло тринадцать кораблей. Транспорты типа «Форт» были судами, переданными британскому правительству, а корабли типа «Парк» находились в распоряжении канадского правительства, оба типа при этом имели сходную (ru)
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