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Court Line - the company and its ships |
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Wellington Court
Court line used the name Wellington Court for just one ship:
Overall she had a service life of 40 years starting in 1929. She took part in many WW2 convoys, changed hands and name several times and was finally scrapped in 1969. |
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Basic Data Type: Cargo ship Registered owners,managers and operators: British Steam Ship Co. Ltd. Managers Haldin & Philipps Ltd. London Builders: Willam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. Yard: Sunderland Country: UK Yard number: 228 Registry: N/K Official number: 161366 Signal letters: N/K Call sign: N/K Classification society: N/K Gross tonnage: 4,979 Net tonnage: 3,003 Deadweight: N/K Length: 405.6 ft Breadth: 55.5 ft Depth: 25.8 ft Draught: N/K Engines: Triple expansion steam engine Engine builders: North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. Works: Sunderland Country: UK Power: 437 nhp Propulsion: Single screw Speed: 10 knots Cargo capacity: N/K Crew: N/K |
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Service Pre-WW2
No information about Wellington Court’s service before WW2 has been discovered to date.
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Participation in WW2 Convoys
Wellington Court took part in 97 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
Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies on 7 May 1945 - Wellington Court took part in her last convoy about that time.
The late Arthur Jenner served was serving on her in June 1945 and his son has provided a copy of a shore pass showing that she was in Egypt - this was valid for Alexandria. |
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No other information is available other than that she changed ownership and name on two occasions and was finally broken up in South Korea in 1969.
Images
1. Image #1 from the webmasters photo collection 2. Image #2 by courtesy of Pete Jenner |
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Career Highlights |
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Date |
Event |
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30 Dec 1929 |
Launched |
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Feb 1930 |
Completed |
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1936 |
Owners restyled Court Line Ltd. - same managers |
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1952 |
Sold to Far Eastern & Panama Transport Corp—Wheelock, Marden & Co. Ltd. Managers and renamed Wellington Court |
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1968 |
Sold to Pung Juen Sangsa Ltd. South Korea and renamed Pung Juen |
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1 Nov 1969 |
Arrived at Inchon, South Korea to be broken up for scrap |
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Convoy No. |
Route |
Convoy No. |
Route |
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SL/MKS.14 |
Dec 1939: Freetown - Liverpool |
OG.18 |
Feb 1940: Formed at sea - Gibraltar |
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OB.90 |
Feb 1940: Liverpool - Formed OG.18 |
HX.32 |
Apr 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
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OG.29F |
May 1940: Formed at sea - Gibraltar |
OA.143GF |
May 1940: Southend - Formed OG.29F |
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HX.62 |
Jul 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
BHX.62 |
Jul 1940: Bermuda - Joined HX.62 |
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OB.212 |
Sep 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed 53.30N 20.42W |
HX.79 |
Oct 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
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SHX.79 |
Oct 1940: Sydney cb - Joined convoy hx.79 |
FS.320 |
Oct 1940: Methil - Southend |
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FN.331 |
Nov 1940: Southend - Methil |
EN.25/1 |
Nov 1940: Methil - Oban |
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OB.245 |
Nov 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed 56.35N 17.38W |
HX.100 |
Jan 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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WN.91 |
Feb 1941: Clyde - Methil |
SC.22 |
Feb 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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FS.426 |
Mar 1941: Methil - Southend |
EC.2 |
Apr 1941: Southend - Clyde |
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OB.308 |
Apr 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 66.21N 32.10W |
HX.127 |
May 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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OB.335 |
Jun 1941: Liverpool - Halifax |
HX.141 |
Jul 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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ON.12 |
Sep 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 53.34N 36.14W |
SC.49 |
Oct 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
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OS/KMS.12 |
Nov 1941: Liverpool - Freetown |
SL/MKS.96 |
Dec 1941: Freetown - Dispersed |
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WN.232 |
Jan 1942: Oban - Methil |
WN.237 |
Jan 1942: Oban - Methil |
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FS.713 |
Jan 1942: Methil - Southend |
EN.49 |
Feb 1942: Methil - Oban |
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FN.635 |
Feb 1942: Southend - Methil |
ON.70 |
Feb 1942: Liverpool - Dispersed |
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TAG.16 |
Oct 1942: Trinidad - Guantanamo |
GN.16 |
Oct 1942: Guantanamo - NYC |
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SC.110 |
Nov 1942: NYC - Liverpool |
FN.896 |
Dec 1942: Southend - Methil |
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WN.369 |
Dec 1942: Loch Ewe - Methil |
FS.981 |
Dec 1942: Methil - Southend |
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FN.927 |
Jan 1943: Southend - Methil |
EN.190 |
Jan 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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KMS.10G |
Feb 1943: Clyde - Bone |
ST.63 |
Apr 1943: Freetown - Takoradi |
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RS.4 |
Apr 1943: Gibraltar - Freetown |
TS.41 |
May 1943: Takoradi - Freetown |
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SL/MKS.130 |
May 1943: Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.14 |
SL/MKS.130MK |
Jun 1943: Rendezvous of SL130 with MKS14 - Liverpool |
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OS/KMS.52 |
Jul 1943: Ex OS52/ KMS21 - Freetown |
OS/KMS.52KM |
Jul 1943: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
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SL/MKS.137 |
Sep 1943: Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.26 |
WN.494A |
Oct 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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SL/MKS.137MK |
Oct 1943: Rendezvous of SL137 with MKS26 - Liverpool |
FS.1250 |
Oct 1943: Methil - Southend |
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EN.309 |
Nov 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
OS/KMS.60KM |
Nov 1943: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
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AH.14 |
Dec 1943: Augusta - Bari |
KMS.34 |
Dec 1943: Gibraltar - Port Said |
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KMS.34G |
Dec 1943: Ex OS60/ KMS34 - Gibraltar |
MKS.37 |
Jan 1944: Port Said - Gibraltar |
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HA.17 |
Jan 1944: Bari - Augusta |
OS/KMS.65 |
Jan 1944: Ex OS65/ KMS39 - Freetown |
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KMS.50 |
May 1944: Gibraltar - Port Said |
KMS.50G |
May 1944: Ex OS76/ KMS50 - Gibraltar |
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VN.41 |
May 1944: Augusta - Naples |
OS/KMS.76KM |
May 1944: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
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MKS.53G |
Jun 1944: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.162 |
NV.43 |
Jun 1944: Naples - Augusta |
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WN.607 |
Jul 1944: Loch Ewe - Methil |
FS.1514 |
Jul 1944: Methil - Southend |
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FN.1436 |
Aug 1944: Southend - Methil |
ON.248S |
Aug 1944: Liverpool - NYC |
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HX.309 |
Sep 1944: NYC - Liverpool |
FN.1514 |
Oct 1944: Southend - Methil |
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FN.1518 |
Oct 1944: Southend - Methil |
ONS.35 |
Oct 1944: Liverpool - Halifax |
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SC.163 |
Dec 1944: Halifax - Liverpool |
LTS.11 |
Feb 1944: Lagos - Freetown |
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STL.11 |
Feb 1944: Freetown - Takoradi |
SL/MKS.151 |
Mar 1944: Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.42 |
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SL/MKS.151MK |
Mar 1944: Rendezvous of SL151 with MKS42 - Liverpool |
GUS.42 |
Jun 1944: Port Said - Hampton Roads |
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GUS.43 |
Jun 1944: Port Said - Hampton Roads |
SL/MKS.162MK |
Jun 1944: Rendezvous of SL162 with MKS53 - Liverpool |
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XB.122 |
Aug 1944: Halifax - Boston |
JH.111 |
Aug 1944: St johns nf - Halifax |
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EN.417 |
Aug 1944: Methil - Loch Ewe |
EN.449 |
Oct 1944: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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XB.134 |
Nov 1944: Halifax - Boston |
BX.137 |
Dec 1944: Boston - Halifax |
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WN.666 |
Jan 1945: Loch Ewe - Methil |
FS.1687 |
Jan 1945: Methil - Southend |
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EN.479 |
Mar 1945: Methil - Loch Ewe |
FN.1652 |
Mar 1945: Southend - Methil |
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OS/KMS.117KM |
Mar 1945: Downs - Gibraltar |
MKS.97G |
Apr 1945: Gibraltar - Liverpool |
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TBC.152 |
May 1945: Southend - Milford Haven |
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