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Court Line - the company and its ships |
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Halcyon Cove
Halcyon Cove is included in the list of Court Line Ships based on references to it in the various External References, but currently it is not clear what connection Court Line had with her other than that the Halcyon prefix was used by Court Line for its tankers.
She had a working life of 21 years starting in 1955 and ending with her being broken up in 1976. During her life she had several changes in name. |
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Basic Data Type: Tanker Registered owners,managers and operators: N.V. Verenigde Nederlandsche Tankvaart Rederij, The Hague, Netherlands Managers N.V.van Nievelt Goudriaan & Co's Stoomboot Maatschappij, Rotterdam Builders: Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij Yard: Amsterdam Country: The Netherlands Yard number: 469 Registry: N/K Official number: 358937 Signal letters: N/K Call sign: N/K Classification society: N/K Gross tonnage: 18,476 Net tonnage: 7,249 Deadweight: N/K Length: 555.67 ft Breadth: 72.92 ft Depth: 29.58 ft Draught: N/K Engines: 8 Cylinder 2-S.A. Oil engine Engine builders: Stork & Co. N.V. Works: Henglo Country: The Netherlands Power: N/K Propulsion: Single screw Speed: 14.5 knots Capacity: N/K Crew: N/K |
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Service History
Little is known of her service history apart from the several changes in ownership and names. |
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Images
No images have been located to date. Anyone having one is requested to contact this site (see Home Page).
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Career Highlights |
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4 Jun 1955 |
Launched as Kaizerswaard |
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Oct 1955 |
Completed |
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1970 |
Sold to Taw Shpping Co. Piraeus, Greece - Managers Transoceanic Shipping co. Ltd. - and renamed Ionic King |
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1973 |
Acquired by Ocean Bulkers (UK) Ltd. London and renamed Halcyon Cove |
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1973 |
Sold to Ocean Clue Shipping Co. Ltd. Piraeus, Greece - Managers A.Halcoussis & Co. Ltd. London - and renamed Rana |
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25 Oct 1976 |
Delivered to be broken up by Messrs. Pwakkal at Gadani Beach, Karachi, Pakistan |