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Tilsington Court
Court Line used the name Tilsington Court for just one ship. She had a 33 year service history including playing a significant part in WW2 convoys and was finally broken up in 1961 |
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Basic Data Type: Cargo ship Registered owners,managers and operators: The United British Steamship Co. Ltd. Managers Haldin & Philipps Ltd. London Builders: Armstrong Whitworth & Co.Ltd. Yard: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Country: UK Yard number: 1040 Registry: N/K Official number: 160599 Signal letters: N/K Call sign: GSQT Classification society: N/K Gross tonnage: 6,910 Net tonnage: 4,335 Deadweight: N/K Length: 420.1 ft Breadth: 56.5 ft Depth: 33.8 ft Draught: N/K Engines: Triple expansion steam engine Engine builders: J.G.Kincaid & Co. Ltd. Works: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Country: UK Power: N/K Propulsion: Single screw Speed: 10.5 knots Cargo capacity: N/K Crew: N/K |
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Service Pre-WW2
No information is available about Tilsington Court's service before WW2 other that that she was laid up on the Tyne for a number of years during the depression of the 1930s. |
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Participation in WW2 Convoys
Tilsington Court took part in 90 convoys according to information shown in the table below which is provided courtesy of Convoyweb - see Ext. Ref. #5. |
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Images
1. Image #1 sent to webmaster by a member of Ships Nostalgia website who did not know its provenance. |
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Service post WW2
No information is currently available other than the changes of name from 1945 onwards. |
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Image 1 |
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Career Highlights |
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Date |
Event |
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28 Sep 1928 |
Launched |
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Oct 1928 |
Completed |
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1936 |
Owners restyled Court Line Ltd. - same managers |
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1950 |
Sold to Ditta Luigi Pittaluga Vaponi, Genoa, Italy and renamed Campania |
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14 April 1961 |
Arrived to be broken up at Spezia Italy |
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Convoy No. |
Route |
Convoy No. |
Route |
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FS.27 |
Oct 1939: Methil - Southend |
OA.30 |
Nov 1939: Southend - Dispersed |
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OA.33 |
Nov 1939: Southend - Dispersed |
HX.11 |
Dec 1939: Halifax - Liverpool |
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OB.67 |
Jan 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
HX.20 |
Feb 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
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FN.114 |
Mar 1940: Southend - Methil |
FS.135 |
Apr 1940: Tyne - Southend |
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OA.123GF |
Apr 1940: Southend - Formed OG.25F |
OG.25F |
Apr 1940: Formed In 4922N 0646W - Gibraltar |
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HX.40 |
May 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
OB.156 |
May 1940: Liverpool – Dispersed |
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HX.53 |
Jun 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
OB.186 |
Jul 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed |
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HX.68 |
Aug 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
HX.88 |
Nov 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
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OB.223 |
Oct 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed 58.30N 25W |
WN.48 |
Dec 1940: Clyde - Methil |
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FS.354 |
Dec 1940: Methil - Southend |
FN.364 |
Dec 1940: Southend - Methil |
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EN.53/1 |
Jan 1941: Methil - Oban |
FN.374 |
Jan 1941: Southend - Methil |
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OB.273 |
Jan 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed |
SC.24 |
Feb 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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OB.310 |
Apr 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed |
HX.127 |
May 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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EC.35 |
Jun 1941: Southend - Clyde |
EC.38 |
Jun 1941: Southend - Clyde |
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FS.508 |
Jun 1941: Methil - Southend |
OB.341 |
Jun 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 48.30N 26.30W |
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WN.135 |
Jun 1941: Clyde - Methil |
HX.144 |
Aug 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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ON.16 |
Sep 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed |
SC.51 |
Oct 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
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ON.41 |
Nov 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 47.44N 45.16W |
ON.43 |
Dec 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 54N 40W |
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ON.49 |
Dec 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed |
SL/MKS.115 |
Jul 1942: Freetown - Liverpool |
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OS/KMS.39 |
Aug 1942: Liverpool - Freetown |
ST.36 |
Sep 1942: Freetown - Takoradi |
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PA.14 |
Dec 1942: Bandar abbas - Aden |
TAG.45 |
Feb 1943: Trinidad - Guantanamo |
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BT.3 |
Feb 1943: Bahia - Trinidad |
GN.45 |
Mar 1943: Guantanamo - NYC |
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BX.41 |
Apr 1943: Boston - Halifax |
FS.1099 |
Apr 1943: Methil - Southend |
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SC.126 |
Apr 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
WN.419 |
Apr 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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FN.1010 |
May 1943: Southend - Methil |
EN.245 |
Jun 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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EN.398 |
Jun 1944: Methil - Loch Ewe |
ONS.12 |
Jul 1943: Liverpool - Halifax |
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SQ.59 |
Jul 1943: Sydney cb - Father pt |
SC.140 |
Aug 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
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QS.63 |
Aug 1943: Red islet - Sydney cb |
EN.284 |
Sep 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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FN.1130 |
Sep 1943: Southend - Methil |
FS.1214 |
Sep 1943: Methil - Southend |
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ONS.19 |
Sep 1943: Liverpool - Halifax |
WN.475A |
Sep 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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SC.147 |
Nov 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
OS/KMS.66KM |
Jan 1944: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
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UGS.31 |
Jan 1944: Hampton Roads - Port Said |
GUS.32 |
Feb 1944: Port Said - Hampton Roads |
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KMS.40 |
Feb 1944: Gibraltar - Port Said |
KMS.40G |
Feb 1944: Ex OS66/ KMS40 - Gibraltar |
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STL.16 |
Mar 1944: Freetown - Takoradi |
OS/KMS.70 |
Mar 1944: Ex OS70/ KMS44 - Freetown |
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SL/MKS.158MK |
May 1944: Rendezvous of SL158 with MKS49 - Liverpool |
SL/MKS.158 |
May 1944: Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.49 |
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LTS.19 |
May 1944: Lagos - Freetown |
WN.592 |
Jun 1944: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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ON.246 |
Jul 1944: Liverpool - NYC |
HX.306 |
Aug 1944: NYC - Liverpool |
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FN.1485 |
Sep 1944: Southend - Methil |
EN.445 |
Oct 1944: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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FN.1505 |
Oct 1944: Southend - Methil |
ONS.34 |
Oct 1944: Liverpool - Halifax |
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QS.105 |
Nov 1944: Quebec city - Sydney cb |
FS.1672 |
Dec 1944: Methil - Southend |
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SC.162 |
Dec 1944: Halifax - Liverpool |
WN.662 |
Dec 1944: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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EN.471 |
Jan 1945: Methil - Loch Ewe |
FN.1599 |
Jan 1945: Southend - Methil |
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ONS.41 |
Jan 1945: Liverpool - Halifax |
XB.147 |
Feb 1945: Halifax - Boston |
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SC.171 |
Mar 1945: Halifax - Liverpool |
BX.152 |
Mar 1945: Boston - Halifax |
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BTC.126 |
Apr 1945: Milford Haven - Southend |
TBC.150 |
May 1945: Southend - Milford Haven |