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Court Line - the company and its ships |
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Framlington Court (2)
Court Line used the name Framlington Court for three ships:
· Framlington Court (1) - a cargo ship completed in 1911 · Framlington Court (2) - a cargo ship completed in 1924 · Framlington Court (3) - a cargo ship completed in 1952
Framlington Court (2) had a 34 year service history and a remarkable record serving in WW2 convoys. She was broken up after several changes of owner and name. |
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Basic Data Type: Cargo ship Registered owners,managers and operators: United British Steam Ship Co. Ltd Managers Haldin and Phillipps Builders: Napier & Miller Yard: Old Kilpatrick Glasgow Country: UK Yard number: 239 Registry: N/K Official number: 147622 Signal letters: N/K Call sign: GKCP Classification society: N/K Gross tonnage: 4,888 Net tonnage: 2,989 Deadweight: N/K Length: 396.7 ft Breadth: 53.3 ft Depth: 26.7 ft Draught: N/K Engines: Triple expansion steam engine Engine builders: John G Kincaid & Co. Ltd. Works: Greenock Country: UK Power: N/K Propulsion: Single screw Speed: 9 knots Cargo capacity: N/K Crew: N/K |
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Service pre-WW2
No information is currently available. |
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Participation in WW2 Convoys
Framlington Court (2) took part in 95 convoys according to information shown in the table below which is provided courtesy of Convoyweb - see Ext. Ref. #5. |
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Service post WW2
No information is currently available other than the changes of name from 1945 onwards.
Images
1. Image #1 from The Allen Collection 2. Image #2 by courtesy of Clive Malvern
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Image 2 |
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Career Highlights |
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Date |
Event |
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1924 |
Launched |
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20 Mar 1924 |
Completed |
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1936 |
Owners restyled Court Line Ltd. - same managers |
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1945 |
Sold to Stanhope Shipping Company and renamed Stancourt |
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1952 |
Sold to Landsdown & Col Hong Kong and renamed Landscape |
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1952 |
Sold to an unknown company in Manilla Phillipines and renamed Ami Banker |
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1953 |
Laid up in Hong Kong |
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1958 |
Sold to Eddie Steamship Company of China and renamed Ally |
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June 1958 |
Broken up in Keelung in Taiwan |
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Convoy No. |
Route |
Convoy No. |
Route |
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HX.3 |
Sep 1939: Halifax - Liverpool |
BC.11R |
Oct 1939: Loire - Bristol Channel |
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OB.35 |
Nov 1939: Liverpool - Dispersed |
SL/MKS.20F |
Feb 1940: Freetown - Liverpool |
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SL/MKS.20 |
Feb 1940: Freetown - Joined SL.20F |
OB.120 |
Mar 1940: Liverpool - Formed OG.24 |
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OG.24 |
Apr 1940: Formed at sea - Gibraltar |
SL/MKS.36 |
Jun 1940: Freetown - Liverpool |
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FN.220 |
Jul 1940: Southend - Methil |
FN.266 |
Aug 1940: Southend - Methil |
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OA.207 |
Aug 1940: Methil - Dispersed |
FS.316 |
Oct 1940: Methil - Southend |
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HX.78 |
Oct 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
EN.31/1 |
Nov 1940: Methil - Oban |
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FN.337 |
Nov 1940: Southend - Methil |
OB.253 |
Dec 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
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OB.276 |
Jan 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed |
SC.24 |
Feb 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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WN.101 |
Mar 1941: Clyde - Methil |
OB.317 |
Apr 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 51.50N 23.34W |
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SC.33 |
Jun 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
OG.67 |
Jul 1941: Milford Haven - Gibraltar |
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SC.45 |
Sep 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
ON.33 |
Nov 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 43.30N 55.20W |
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SC.61 |
Dec 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
WN.228 |
Jan 1942: Oban - Methil |
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WN.248 |
Feb 1942: Oban - Methil |
EN.46 |
Feb 1942: Methil - Oban |
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OS/KMS.21 |
Mar 1942: Liverpool - Freetown |
SL/MKS.111 |
May 1942: Freetown - Liverpool |
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BB.187 |
Jun 1942: Belfast Lough - Milford Haven |
OS/KMS.34 |
Jul 1942: Liverpool - Freetown |
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SL/MKS.121 |
Sep 1942: Freetown - Liverpool |
WN.340 |
Sep 1942: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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EN.146 |
Oct 1942: Methil - Loch Ewe |
EN.147 |
Oct 1942: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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ON.138 |
Oct 1942: Liverpool - NYC |
SC.109 |
Nov 1942: NYC - Liverpool |
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ON.158 |
Jan 1943: Liverpool - NYC |
SR.3/1 |
Mar 1943: Freetown - Gibraltar |
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BB.284 |
Apr 1943: Belfast Lough - Milford Haven |
MKS.11 |
Apr 1943: Bone - Liverpool |
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KX.10 |
May 1943: Liverpool - Gibraltar |
MKS.15G |
Jun 1943: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.131 |
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SL/MKS.131MK |
Jun 1943: Rendezvous of SL131 with MKS15 - Liverpool |
FS.1161 |
Jul 1943: Methil - Southend |
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WN.450 |
Jul 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
EN.298 |
Oct 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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FN.1158 |
Oct 1943: Southend - Methil |
OS/KMS.57KM |
Oct 1943: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
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KMS.31 |
Nov 1943: Gibraltar - Port Said |
KMS.31G |
Nov 1943: Ex OS57/ KMS31 - Gibraltar |
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MKS.33 |
Dec 1943: Alexandria - Gibraltar |
MKS.34G |
Dec 1943: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.143 |
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SL/MKS.143MK |
Dec 1943: Rendezvous of SL143 with MKS34 - Liverpool |
WN.528A |
Jan 1944: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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FS.1326 |
Jan 1944: Methil - Southend |
FS.1338 |
Jan 1944: Methil - Southend |
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OS/KMS.68KM |
Feb 1944: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
EN.344 |
Feb 1944: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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FN.1259 |
Feb 1944: Southend - Methil |
KMS.42 |
Feb 1944: Gibraltar - Port Said |
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KMS.42G |
Feb 1944: Ex OS68/ KMS42 - Gibraltar |
GUS.34 |
Mar 1944: Port Said - Hampton Roads |
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MKS.44 |
Mar 1944: Port Said - Gibraltar |
MKS.44G |
Apr 1944: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.153 |
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SL/MKS.153MK |
Apr 1944: Rendezvous of SL153 with MKS44 - Liverpool |
OS/KMS.80KM |
Jun 1944: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
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KMS.54 |
Jun 1944: Gibraltar - Port Said |
KMS.54G |
Jun 1944: Ex OS80/ KMS54 - Gibraltar |
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MKS.55 |
Jul 1944: Port Said - Gibraltar |
MKS.56G |
Jul 1944: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.165 |
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SL/MKS.165MK |
Jul 1944: Rendezvous of SL165 with MKS56 - Liverpool |
FS.1544 |
Aug 1944: Methil - Southend |
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EN.428 |
Aug 1944: Methil - Loch Ewe |
WN.619 |
Aug 1944: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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FN.1462 |
Aug 1944: Southend - Methil |
ON.251 |
Sep 1944: Liverpool - NYC |
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QS.94 |
Sep 1944: Red islet - Sydney cb |
SQ.93 |
Sep 1944: Sydney cb - Father pt |
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SC.158 |
Oct 1944: Halifax - Liverpool |
ONS.36 |
Nov 1944: Liverpool - Halifax |
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BX.139 |
Dec 1944: Boston - Halifax |
XB.136 |
Dec 1944: Halifax - Boston |
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BTC.42 |
Jan 1945: Milford Haven - Southend |
SC.164 |
Jan 1945: Halifax - Liverpool |
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ONS.42 |
Feb 1945: Liverpool - Halifax |
TBC.58 |
Feb 1945: Southend - Milford Haven |
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MH.20/2 |
Feb 1945: M haven - Clyde |
NG.496 |
Mar 1945: NYC - Guantanamo |
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XB.149 |
Mar 1945: Halifax - Cape Cod Canal |
NG.496 |
Mar 1945: Nyc - Guantanamo |
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BX.159 |
Apr 1945: Boston - Halifax |
GN.199 |
Apr 1945: Guantanamo - NYC |
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SC.175 |
May 1945: Halifax - Liverpool |
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