Fort Battle River was a North Sands-type cargo ship with a tonnage of 7,133 GRT.
[1][2] It was equipped with a triple expansion engine that 505 nominal horsepower for a speed of 11 knots.
[2] On 6 March 1943, the ship departed Glasgow, Scotland, for Bone, Algeria, as part of the merchant convoy KMS-10.
The damage to Paskoyac was minimized by a torpedo protection net, but Battle River was crippled.
The ship's full complement of 45 crew, 10 gunners, and 9 passengers were rescued by HMCS Shediac and SS Empire Flamingo and taken to Gibraltar.