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Errington Court (2)
Court Line used the name Errington Court for four ships:
· Errington Court (1) - a cargo ship completed in 1909 · Errington Court (2) - a cargo ship completed in 1925 · Errington Court (3) - a cargo ship completed in 1945 as Empire Favour · Errington Court (4) - a cargo ship completed in 1957
Errington Court (2) had a distinguished service history including extensive participation in WW2 convoys and an overall service life of 40 years. |
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Basic Data Type: Cargo ship Registered owners,managers and operators: United British Steamship Co. Ltd. Managers Haldin & Philipps Ltd. London Builders: Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. Yard: Belfast Country: UK Yard number: 476 Registry: N/K Official number: 148611 Signal letters: N/K Call sign: GLMS Classification society: N/K Gross tonnage: 4,913 Net tonnage: 2,988 Deadweight: N/K Length: 396.6 ft Breadth: 53.1 ft Depth: 26.5 ft Draught: N/K Engines: 3 cylinder triple-expansion steam engine Engine builders: Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd Works: Belfast Country: UK Power: N/K Propulsion: Single screw Speed: 10 knots Cargo capacity: N/K Crew: N/K |
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Service Pre-WW2
Little information is available other than that Errington Court (2) was laid up for some years at Milford Haven during the depression of the 1930s. |
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Participation in WW2 Convoys
Errington Court (2) took part in 123 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 ownership and name of the ship up until her being broken up.
Images
1. Image #1 from The Allen Collection 2. Image #2 from the Webmaster’s personal collection of photos and postcards |
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Image 2 |
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Career Highlights |
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Date |
Event |
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23 Apr 1925 |
Launched |
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Jun 1925 |
Completed |
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1936 |
Owners restyled Court Line Ltd. - same managers |
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1947 |
Sold to Tharros Shipping Co.Ltd. - Managers John Livanos & Sons Ltd. and renamed Tharros |
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1950 |
Sold to Cia. de Nav. Toula S.A. Panama - Managers Faros Shipping Co. Ltd. London and renamed Athens |
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1954 |
Sold to Cia. de Nav. San Rocco S.A. Monrovia - Managers Aldgate Shipping Co. Ltd. London and renamed Navidad |
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Feb 1965 |
Broken up in Holland by Hendrik Ido, Ambacht |
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Convoy No. |
Route |
Convoy No. |
Route |
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SL/MKS.7 |
Oct 1939: Freetown - Liverpool |
OB.67 |
Jan 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
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OB.82 |
Jan 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
SL/MKS.29 |
Apr 1940: Freetown - Liverpool |
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OB.160 |
Jun 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
HX.55 |
Jul 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
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OB.198 |
Aug 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed 55.31N 16.55W |
SC.4 |
Sep 1940: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
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OB.233 |
Oct 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
SC.13 |
Nov 1940: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
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OB.274 |
Jan 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed |
SC.22 |
Feb 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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WN.91 |
Feb 1941: Clyde - Methil |
EN.91/1 |
Mar 1941: Methil - Oban |
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FN.439 |
Mar 1941: Southend - Methil |
FS.426 |
Mar 1941: Methil - Southend |
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OB.303 |
Mar 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed |
FS.555 |
Jul 1941: Methil - Southend |
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SC.31 |
May 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
OG.65 |
Jun 1941: Liverpool – Gibraltar |
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SC.37 |
Jul 1941: Sydney CB - Clyde |
WN.158 |
Jul 1941: Oban - Methil |
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EC.58 |
Aug 1941: Southend - Clyde |
FN.503 |
Aug 1941: Southend - Methil |
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ON.7 |
Aug 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 56.31N 42.39W |
FS.627 |
Oct 1941: Methil - Southend |
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SC.47 |
Sep 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
WN.195 |
Oct 1941: Oban - Methil |
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FN.542 |
Nov 1941: Southend - Methil |
FN.544 |
Nov 1941: Southend - Methil |
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FN.548 |
Nov 1941: Southend - Methil |
EN.6 |
Nov 1941: Methil - Oban |
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ON.37 |
Nov 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 59.10N 20W |
SC.60 |
Dec 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
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WN.225 |
Dec 1941: Oban - Methil |
FS.690 |
Jan 1942: Methil - Southend |
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EN.38 |
Jan 1942: Methil - Oban |
FN.613 |
Jan 1942: Southend - Methil |
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ON.62 |
Feb 1942: Liverpool - Dispersed 45.29N 58.28W |
SC.76 |
Mar 1942: Halifax - Liverpool |
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BB.164 |
Apr 1942: Belfast Lough - Milford Haven |
ON.92 |
May 1942: Liverpool - Halifax |
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OS/KMS.28 |
May 1942: Liverpool - Freetown |
GN.20 |
Nov 1942: Guantanamo - NYC |
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ZG.11 |
Nov 1942: Cristobal - Guantanamo |
TAG.18 |
Nov 1942: Trinidad - Guantanamo |
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SC.113 |
Dec 1942: NYC - Liverpool |
OS/KMS.43 |
Feb 1943: Liverpool - Freetown |
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HM.114 |
Feb 1943: Holyhead - M haven |
SR.3/1 |
Mar 1943: Freetown - Gibraltar |
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FS.1100 |
Apr 1943: Methil - Southend |
MKS.11 |
Apr 1943: Bone - Liverpool |
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ONS.46 |
Apr 1945: Liverpool - Halifax |
WN.420 |
Apr 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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EN.227 |
May 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
FN.1013 |
May 1943: Southend - Methil |
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ONS.8 |
May 1943: Liverpool - Halifax |
SC.134 |
Jun 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
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FN.1081 |
Jul 1943: Southend - Methil |
EN.261 |
Jul 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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FS.1158 |
Jul 1943: Methil - Southend |
WN.449 |
Jul 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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ONS.15 |
Aug 1943: Liverpool - Halifax |
SC.141 |
Sep 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
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FS.1225 |
Sep 1943: Methil - Southend |
WN.481 |
Sep 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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EN.293 |
Oct 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
FN.1141 |
Oct 1943: Southend - Methil |
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FN.1147 |
Oct 1943: Southend - Methil |
KMS.30 |
Oct 1943: Gibraltar - Port Said |
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KMS.30G |
Oct 1943: Liverpool - Gibraltar |
MKS.32 |
Nov 1943: Port Said - Gibraltar |
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FS.1316 |
Dec 1943: Methil - Southend |
MKS.33 |
Dec 1943: Alexandria - Gibraltar |
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MKS.33G |
Dec 1943: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.142 |
SL/MKS.142MK |
Dec 1943: Rendezvous of SL142 with MKS33 - Liverpool |
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WN.524 |
Dec 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
EN.340 |
Jan 1944: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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BW.132 |
Sep 1944: Sydney CB - St Johns Nf |
FN.1236 |
Jan 1944: Southend - Methil |
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OS/KMS.67KM |
Feb 1944: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
KMS.41G |
Feb 1944: Ex OS67/ KMS41 - Gibraltar |
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SL/MKS.152MK |
Mar 1944: Rendezvous of SL152 with MKS43 - Liverpool |
SL/MKS.152 |
Mar 1944: Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.43 |
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HS.139 |
May 1944: Halifax - Sydney CB |
ON.236 |
May 1944: Liverpool - NYC |
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SB.74 |
Aug 1944: Sydney cb - Port au port |
BSC.75 |
Aug 1944: Port au port - Sydney cb |
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BSC.78 |
Sep 1944: Corner brook - Sydney cb |
BSC.79 |
Sep 1944: Corner brook - Sydney cb |
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BSC.84 |
Sep 1944: Corner brook - Sydney cb |
BW.132 |
Sep 1944: Sydney cb - St johns nf |
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SB.75A |
Sep 1944: Sydney cb - Port au port |
SB.81 |
Sep 1944: Sydney cb - Corner brook |
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SB.83 |
Sep 1944: Sydney cb - Port au port |
WB.123 |
Sep 1944: St johns nf - Sydney cb |
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BW.142 |
Oct 1944: Sydney CB - St Johns Nf |
BW.145 |
Oct 1944: Sydney CB - St Johns Nf |
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BW.142 |
Oct 1944: Sydney cb - St johns nf |
BW.145 |
Oct 1944: Sydney cb - St johns nf |
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SB.85 |
Oct 1944: Sydney cb - Corner brook |
SB.87 |
Oct 1944: Sydney cb - Port au port |
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WB.133 |
Oct 1944: St johns nf - Sydney cb |
BSC.86 |
Oct 1944: Port au port - Sydney cb |
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BSC.88 |
Oct 1944: Corner brook - Sydney cb |
BSC.90 |
Oct 1944: Port au port - Sydney cb |
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BW.147A |
Nov 1944: Sydney cb - Wabana |
WB.136 |
Nov 1944: St johns nf - Sydney cb |
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WB.138 |
Nov 1944: St johns nf - Sydney cb |
BW.147A |
Nov 1944: Sydney CB - Wabana |
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BW.154 |
Dec 1944: Sydney CB - St Johns Nf |
SH.192 |
Dec 1944: Sydney CB - Halifax |
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BW.154 |
Dec 1944: Sydney cb - St johns nf |
WB.149 |
Dec 1944: St johns nf - Sydney cb |
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BX.142 |
Jan 1945: Boston - Halifax |
XB.140 |
Jan 1945: Halifax - Boston |
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SC.167 |
Feb 1945: Halifax - Liverpool |
BW.174 |
Apr 1945: Sydney CB - Wabana |
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BW.174 |
Apr 1945: Sydney cb - Wabana |
BW.176 |
May 1945: Sydney cb - Wabana |
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BW.178 |
May 1945: Sydney cb - Wabana |
BW.176 |
May 1945: Sydney CB - Wabana |
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WB.167 |
May 1945: Wabana - Sydney cb |
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