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Sinnington Court
Court Line used the name Sinnington Court for just one ship.
She had a service history of 33 years, which included a distinguished record of service in WW2 convoys. Having lived through the war she was sold to Japanese owners and traded for a further 10 years before sinking during a typhoon. |
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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: Armstrong Whitworth & Co. Ltd. Yard: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Country: UK Yard number: 1,039 Registry: N/K Official number: 160574 Signal letters: N/K Call sign: GSQR Classification society: N/K Gross tonnage: 6,910 Net tonnage: 4,335 Deadweight: N/K Length: 420.1 ft Breadth: 53.5 ft Depth: 27.25 ft Draught: N/K Engines: Triple expansion steam engine - 3 Cylinders with diameters 27", 45" & 76" and bore 51" Engine builders: J.G.Kincaid & Co. Ltd. Works: Greenock 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
No information currently available other than that Sinnington Court was laid up at Sunderland for a number of years during the depression of the 1930s. |
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Participation in WW2 Convoys
Sinnington Court took part in 88 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 and Sinking
It is understood that Sinnington Court (by then named Fukuzan Maru) sank 60 miles north of Saipan after the hull split during a typhoon but not futher details have been located to date.
Ext. Ref. #2 states: foundered 16.50N/146.46E 26.10.61 |
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Career Highlights |
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Date |
Event |
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16 Aug 1928 |
Launched |
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Sep 1928 |
Completed |
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1936 |
Owners restyled Court Line Ltd. - same managers |
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1951 |
Sold to Hinode Kisen K.K. Toykon Japan and renamed Atago Maru |
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1955 |
Sold to Miyachi Kisen K.K., Kobe Japan and renamed Fukuzan Maru |
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26 Oct 1961 |
Sunk in a typhoon |
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Convoy No. |
Route |
Convoy No. |
Route |
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HX.9 |
Nov 1939: Halifax - Liverpool |
OA.74 |
Jan 1940: Southend - Dispersed |
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OB.90 |
Feb 1940: Liverpool - Formed OG.18 |
HG.20F |
Feb 1940: Gibraltar - Liverpool |
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OG.18 |
Feb 1940: Formed at sea - Gibraltar |
BHX.43 |
May 1940: Bermuda - Joined HX.43 |
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HX.43 |
May 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
OB.178 |
Jul 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
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HX.75 |
Sep 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
BHX.75 |
Sep 1940: Bermuda - Joined HX.75 |
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OB.254 |
Dec 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
OB.257 |
Dec 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
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SC.20 |
Jan 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
SC.35 |
Jun 1941: Sydney CB - Clyde |
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FS.544 |
Jul 1941: Methil - Southend |
WN.151 |
Jul 1941: Oban - Methil |
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BB.84 |
Oct 1941: Belfast Lough - Milford Haven |
ON.5 |
Aug 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 53.29N 37.35W |
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FN.500 |
Aug 1941: Southend - Methil |
EC.54 |
Aug 1941: Southend - Clyde |
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SC.45 |
Sep 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
OS/KMS.11 |
Nov 1941: Liverpool - Freetown |
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OS/KMS.13 |
Nov 1941: Liverpool - Freetown |
TAG.6 |
Sep 1942: Trinidad - Guantanamo |
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GN.6 |
Sep 1942: Guantanamo - NYC |
SH.54A |
Oct 1942: Sydney CB - Halifax |
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SC.104 |
Oct 1942: NYC - Liverpool |
SC.108 |
Nov 1942: NYC - Liverpool |
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FS.965 |
Nov 1942: Methil - Southend |
WN.362 |
Nov 1942: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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EN.177 |
Dec 1942: Methil - Loch Ewe |
FN.882 |
Dec 1942: Southend - Methil |
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FN.897 |
Dec 1942: Southend - Methil |
ON.158 |
Jan 1943: Liverpool - NYC |
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SC.121 |
Feb 1943: NYC - Liverpool |
FS.1064 |
Mar 1943: Methil - Southend |
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WN.403 |
Mar 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
XB.54 |
May 1943: Halifax - Boston |
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BX.56 |
Jun 1943: Boston - Halifax |
WN.449 |
Jul 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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FS.1158 |
Jul 1943: Methil - Southend |
EN.221 |
Apr 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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ONS.6 |
Apr 1943: Liverpool - Halifax |
FN.1002 |
Apr 1943: Southend - Methil |
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SC.134 |
Jun 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
FN.1076 |
Jul 1943: Southend - Methil |
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EN.258 |
Jul 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
QS.65 |
Aug 1943: Red islet - Sydney cb |
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SQ.63 |
Aug 1943: Sydney cb - Father pt |
SC.141 |
Sep 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
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ONS.14 |
Jul 1943: Liverpool - Halifax |
KMS.30 |
Oct 1943: Gibraltar - Port Said |
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KMS.30G |
Oct 1943: Liverpool - Gibraltar |
MKS.33 |
Dec 1943: Alexandria - Gibraltar |
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MKS.34G |
Dec 1943: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.143 |
SL/MKS.143MK |
Dec 1943: Rendezvous of SL143 with MKS34 - Liverpool |
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WN.528 |
Jan 1944: Loch Ewe - Methil |
FS.1326 |
Jan 1944: Methil - Southend |
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EN.346 |
Feb 1944: Methil - Loch Ewe |
OS/KMS.69KM |
Feb 1944: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
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FN.1264 |
Feb 1944: Southend - Methil |
KMS.43 |
Mar 1944: Gibraltar - Port Said |
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KMS.43G |
Mar 1944: Ex OS69/ KMS43 - Gibraltar |
KMS.45 |
Mar 1944: Gibraltar - Port Said |
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MKS.50 |
May 1944: Port Said - Gibraltar |
MKS.52 |
Jun 1944: Port Said - Gibraltar |
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MKS.52G |
Jun 1944: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.161 |
GUS.42 |
Jun 1944: Port Said - Hampton Roads |
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SL/MKS.161MK |
Jun 1944: Rendezvous of SL161 with MKS52 - Liverpool |
AH.64 |
Aug 1944: Augusta - Bari |
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KMS.60 |
Aug 1944: Gibraltar - Port Said |
KMS.60G |
Aug 1944: Ex OS86/ KMS60 - Gibraltar |
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OS/KMS.86KM |
Aug 1944: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
HA.71 |
Oct 1944: Bari - Augusta |
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SL/MKS.174MK |
Oct 1944: Rendezvous of SL174 with MKS65 - Liverpool |
MKS.64 |
Oct 1944: Port Said - Gibraltar |
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MKS.65G |
Oct 1944: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.174 |
AH.86 |
Dec 1944: Augusta - Taranto |
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KMS.71G |
Dec 1944: DispersedOS97/ KMS71 - Dispersed at 1830 |
OS/KMS.97KM |
Dec 1944: Liverpool - Dispersed 45.36N 11.40W |
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MKS.80G |
Jan 1945: Gibraltar - Liverpool |
ATM.97 |
Mar 1945: Antwerp - Southend |
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MH.67/2 |
Mar 1945: M haven - Clyde |
BTC.91 |
Mar 1945: Milford Haven - Southend |
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TAM.105 |
Mar 1945: Southend - Antwerp |
TBC.103 |
Mar 1945: Southend - Milford Haven |
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ONS.46 |
Apr 1945: Liverpool - Halifax |
SC.177 |
May 1945: Halifax - Liverpool |