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Barrington Court (2)
Court Line used the name Barrington Court for three ships:
· Barrington Court (1) - a cargo ship launched in 1906 · Barrington Court (2) - a cargo ship launched in 1924 · Barrington Court (3) - a refrigerated cargo ship launched in 1952
Barrington Court (2) had a service life of 36 years. Having taken part in a very large number of convoys during WW2, she finally met her end after running aground in 1960. |
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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: 470 Registry: N/K Official number: 147722 Signal letters: N/K Call sign: GKVZ Classification society: N/K Gross tonnage: 4,910 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: N/K Speed: N/K Cargo capacity: N/K Crew: N/K |
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Service Pre-WW2
No information is currently known about her service before WW2 other than that she was laid up on the Tyne for a number of years during the 1930s depression. |
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Participation in WW2 Convoys
Astonishingly, Barrington Court (2) took part in 126 convoys during WW2 according to information shown in the table below which is provided courtesy of Convoyweb - see Ext. Ref. #5.
She must have had a charmed life! |
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Images
1. Image #1 by courtesy of Clive Ketley.
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Service Post-WW2
No information is currently available about her post-war service apart from changes in name and owners, and a note to say that she was grounded 1nm NW of Ras al Jidufa, Masirah Island on 13 August 1960 and was a total loss. No further details are currently available. |
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Image 1 shows Barrington Court (2). The date and location are not known. |
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Career Highlights |
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Date |
Event |
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14 Aug 1924 |
Launched |
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Sep 1924 |
Completed |
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1936 |
Owners restyled Court Line Ltd. - same managers |
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1948 |
Sold to La Tunisienne Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. - Managers Frank C. Strick & Co. Ltd. London and renamed Leon de Nervo |
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1951 |
Sold to Cia. Puerto Rico S.A, Panama and renamed Eletric |
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13 Aug 1960 |
Foundered - total loss |
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Convoy No. |
Route |
Convoy No. |
Route |
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SL/MKS.5 |
Oct 1939: Freetown - Liverpool |
OA.47 |
Dec 1939: Southend - Dispersed |
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OB.70 |
Jan 1940: Liverpool - Formed OG.14 |
OG.14 |
Jan 1940: Formed at sea - Gibraltar |
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SL/MKS.25 |
Mar 1940: Freetown - Liverpool |
OB.144 |
May 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed 47N 19.08W |
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OB.176 |
Jun 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed 48N 15.04W |
HX.48 |
Jun 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
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HX.62 |
Jul 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
FS.254 |
Aug 1940: Tyne - Southend |
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FN.262 |
Aug 1940: Southend - Methil |
FN.267 |
Aug 1940: Southend - Methil |
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OA.208 |
Sep 1940: Methil - Dispersed |
OB.220 |
Sep 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
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HX.87 |
Nov 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
FN.372 |
Dec 1940: Southend - Methil |
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FS.354 |
Dec 1940: Methil - Southend |
WN.48 |
Dec 1940: Clyde - Methil |
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EN.64/1 |
Jan 1941: Methil - Oban |
FN.392 |
Jan 1941: Southend - Methil |
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OB.281 |
Feb 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed |
HX.113 |
Mar 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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HX.124 |
Apr 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
OB.305 |
Apr 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 54.30N 22.22W |
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FS.496 |
May 1941: Methil - Southend |
WN.129 |
May 1941: Clyde - Methil |
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EC.31 |
Jun 1941: Southend - Clyde |
FN.474 |
Jun 1941: Southend - Methil |
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FS.556 |
Jul 1941: Methil - Southend |
OB.334 |
Jun 1941: Liverpool - Halifax |
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HX.139 |
Jul 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
WN.159 |
Jul 1941: Oban - Methil |
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SHX.139 |
Jul 1941: Sydney cb - Joined convoy hx.139 |
EC.60 |
Aug 1941: Southend - Clyde |
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WN.186 |
Sep 1941: Oban - Methil |
EC.86 |
Oct 1941: Southend - Clyde |
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FS.609 |
Oct 1941: Methil - Southend |
ON.8 |
Aug 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 56.09N 44.32W |
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SC.44 |
Sep 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
ON.29 |
Oct 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 51.17N 57.00W |
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SC.57 |
Nov 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
OS/KMS.17 |
Jan 1942: Liverpool - Freetown |
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SL/MKS.108 |
Apr 1942: Freetown - Liverpool |
FS.811 |
May 1942: Methil - Southend |
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EN.94 |
Jun 1942: Methil - Oban |
WN.286 |
May 1942: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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FN.726 |
Jun 1942: Southend - Methil |
ON.102 |
Jun 1942: Liverpool – Halifax |
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SC.93 |
Jul 1942: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
BX.29 |
Jul 1942: Boston - Halifax EN.135 Sep 1942: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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HS.32 |
Jul 1942: Halifax - Sydney CB |
FN.793 |
Aug 1942: Southend - Methil |
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FS.877 |
Aug 1942: Methil - Southend |
WN.319 |
Aug 1942: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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FN.807 |
Sep 1942: Southend - Methil |
ON.130 |
Sep 1942: Liverpool - NYC |
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GAT.13 |
Oct 1942: Guantanamo - Trinidad |
NG.311 |
Oct 1942: NYC - Guantanamo |
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TAG.16 |
Oct 1942: Trinidad - Guantanamo |
NG.311 |
Oct 1942: Nyc - Guantanamo |
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GN.22 |
Nov 1942: Guantanamo - NYC |
SC.113 |
Dec 1942: NYC - Liverpool |
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HM.103 |
Jan 1943: Holyhead - M haven |
OS/KMS.43 |
Feb 1943: Liverpool - Freetown |
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SL/MKS.129MK |
May 1943: Rendezvous of SL129 with MKS13 - Liverpool |
SL/MKS.129 |
May 1943: Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.13 |
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WN.436 |
Jun 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
EN.247 |
Jun 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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FN.1055 |
Jun 1943: Southend - Methil |
FS.1133 |
Jun 1943: Methil - Southend |
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ONS.12 |
Jul 1943: Liverpool - Halifax |
SQ.59 |
Jul 1943: Sydney cb - Father pt |
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WB.33 |
Jul 1943: Wabana - Sydney cb |
QS.63 |
Aug 1943: Red islet - Sydney cb |
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ONS.20 |
Oct 1943: Liverpool - Halifax |
SQ.69 |
Oct 1943: Sydney cb - Father pt |
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SC.140 |
Aug 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
SC.147 |
Nov 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
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QS.71 |
Nov 1943: Red islet - Sydney cb |
KMS.35G |
Dec 1943: Ex OS61/ KMS35 - Gibraltar |
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OS/KMS.61KM |
Dec 1943: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
FS.1376 |
Feb 1944: Methil - Southend |
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MKS.39G |
Feb 1944: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.148 |
WN.549 |
Feb 1944: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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SL/MKS.148MK |
Feb 1944: Rendezvous of SL148 with MKS39 - Liverpool |
EN.363 |
Mar 1944: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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FN.1297 |
Mar 1944: Southend - Methil |
FN.1305 |
Mar 1944: Southend - Methil |
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ONS.32 |
Mar 1944: Liverpool - Halifax |
HS.135 |
Apr 1944: Halifax - Sydney CB |
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BW.94 |
May 1944: Sydney CB - St Johns Nf |
BW.97 |
May 1944: Sydney CB - St Johns Nf |
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BW.94 |
May 1944: Sydney cb - St johns nf |
BW.97 |
May 1944: Sydney cb - St johns nf |
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WB.85 |
May 1944: St johns nf - Sydney cb |
WB.87 |
May 1944: St johns nf - Sydney cb |
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BW.103B |
Jun 1944: Sydney CB - Wabana |
BW.103B |
Jun 1944: Sydney cb - Wabana |
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SB.73 |
Aug 1944: Sydney cb - Corner brook |
SB.75 |
Aug 1944: Sydney cb - Port au port |
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BSC.76 |
Aug 1944: Corner brook - Sydney cb |
SB.77 |
Sep 1944: Sydney cb - Port au port |
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SB.80 |
Sep 1944: Sydney cb - Port au port |
SB.82 |
Sep 1944: Sydney cb - Port au port |
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BSC.79 |
Sep 1944: Corner brook - Sydney cb |
BSC.80 |
Sep 1944: Port au port - Sydney cb |
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BSC.82 |
Sep 1944: Corner brook - Sydney cb |
BSC.85 |
Sep 1944: Corner brook - Sydney cb |
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BSC.87 |
Oct 1944: Port au port - Sydney cb |
BSC.89 |
Oct 1944: Port au port - Sydney cb |
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SB.84 |
Oct 1944: Sydney cb - Port au port |
SB.86 |
Oct 1944: Sydney cb - Corner brook |
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SH.177 |
Oct 1944: Sydney CB - Halifax |
HS.184 |
Nov 1944: Halifax - Sydney CB |
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SC.161 |
Nov 1944: Halifax - Liverpool |
SB.90 |
Nov 1944: Sydney cb - Corner brook |
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BSC.95 |
Nov 1944: Corner brook - Sydney cb |
BX.148 |
Mar 1945: Boston - Halifax |
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SC.169 |
Mar 1945: Halifax - Liverpool |
WN.681 |
Mar 1945: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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EN.493 |
May 1945: Methil - Belfast |
FN.1711 |
May 1945: Southend - Methil |
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FS.1769 |
Mar 1945: Methil - Southend |
ONS.51 |
May 1945: Liverpool - Halifax |
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ONS.40 |
Jan 1945: Liverpool - Halifax |
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