Court Line - the company and its ships

Halcyon Skies

 

Halcyon Skies was in service from 1971 until 1981 so had a working life of 10 years during which time she had two serious mishaps - the last of which led to her being broken up in 1985.

Basic Data

Type: Tanker

Registered owners,managers and operators:

Court Line Ltd

Managers Haldin & Co. Ltd.

Builders: Astilleros Espanoles S.A

Yard: Matagorda

Country: Spain

Yard number: 157

Registry: N/K

Official number: 341266

Signal letters: N/K

Call sign: N/K

Classification society: N/K

Gross tonnage: 27,502

Net tonnage: 15,782

Deadweight: N/K

Length: 696.5 ft

Breadth: 95.16 ft

Depth: 52.5 ft

Draught: N/K

Engines: 2 SA 6 cylinder Sulzer type

Engine builders: Astilleros Espanoles S.A

Works: Seatao

Country: Spain

Power: N/K

Propulsion: Single screw

Speed: 15 knots

Capacity: N/K

Crew: N/K

Service History

 

There is no specific information about her service history until she was stranded on Coatzalcoalcos breakwater while inward bound from Tampico and badly damaged. She was beached nearby with heavy bottom damage.

 

Examination after refloating following the beaching in 1981 found her uneconomical to repair so she was broken up.

Image 1 shows Halcyon Skies. The date and location are not known.

Images

 

1. Image #1 by courtesy of Clive Ketley.

Image 1