FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL
| Name | CHANT 54 |
| Type | Tanker, 'Chant' class |
| Yard Number | 367 |
| Launched | 24/01/1944 |
| Completed | 03/1944 |
| Off. Number | 169129 |
| Engine builder | British Auxiliaries Ltd., Glasgow |
| Engine type | 2SCSA 6 cyl. |
| GRT | 401 |
| Length (feet) | 141.7 |
| Beam (feet) | 27.1 |
| First owner | Ministry of War Transport (Coastal Tankers Ltd.), Middlesbrough |
| History | 1946 STEINSFJELL, A/S Ryvarden (F. N. Nordbø), Haugesund |
| 1946 GENERAL MITCHELL BAKER, Union S.S. Co. of South Africa, Cape Town | |
| 1947 KLAVIER, same owner, converted to dry cargo | |
| 1949 BECHUANA, same owner, managed by Coast Lines Africa (Pty.) Ltd. | |
| Fate | 11/12/1950 wrecked 3 miles south of Kleinzee on passage Port Nolloth for Cape Town with canned crayfish. |
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