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Uffington Court
Court Line used the name Uffington Court for just one ship
Uffington Court was in service from 1929 until 1967 so had a long working life of 38 years. During this period she served on a large number of WW2 convoys and changed owners and name on several occasions. |
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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: William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. Yard: Southwick, Sunderland Country: UK Yard number: 227 Registry: N/K Official number: 161308 Signal letters: N/K Call sign: N/K Classification society: N/K Gross tonnage: 4,976 Net tonnage: 3,080 Deadweight: N/K Length: 405.6 ft Breadth: 55.5 ft Depth: 25.8 ft Draught: N/K Engines: 3-cylinder 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 is available about Uffington Court’s service before WW2 but according to External resource #4 she was not laid up during the 1930s depression like many of the Court Line ships.
Participation in WW2 Convoys
Uffington Court took part in 68 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
No information is available apart from the changes in ownership and name recorded in the Career Highlights section.
Images
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Career Highlights |
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Date |
Event |
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28 Aug 1929 |
Launched |
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Oct 1929 |
Completed |
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1936 |
Owners restyled Court Line Ltd. - same managers |
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1952 |
Sold to Rederi A/B Skane, Helsingborg, Sweden - Managers Hans Lundgren - and renamed Svarten |
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1957 |
Sold to Rederi A/B Sigun - Same Managers |
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1960 |
Sold to Panamanian Oriental Steamship Corp. Panama - Managers Wheelock, Marden & Co. Ltd and renamed Ocean Pride |
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1962 |
Sold to Cia.Nav.Peace Ltda. S.A. Panama - Managers Hai An Shipping Co. Ltd. And renamed Fu An |
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27 Nov1967 |
Arrived at Kaohsiung Taiwan to be broken up |
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Convoy No. |
Route |
Convoy No. |
Route |
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KJ.3 |
Oct 1939: Kingston jamaica - Uk ports |
OB.36 |
Nov 1939: Liverpool - Formed OG.7 |
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OB.44 |
Nov 1939: Liverpool - Dispersed |
SL/MKS.21 |
Feb 1940: Freetown - Liverpool |
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OA.124 |
Apr 1940: Southend - Dispersed |
OA.155G |
May 1940: Southend - Formed OG.31 |
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HX.40 |
May 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
OB.164 |
Jun 1940: Liverpool - Dispersed 46.24N 19.58W |
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FS.231 |
Jul 1940: Tyne - Southend |
HX.56 |
Jul 1940: Halifax - Liverpool |
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FN.260 |
Aug 1940: Southend - Methil |
FN.262 |
Aug 1940: Southend - Methil |
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OA.206 |
Aug 1940: Methil - Dispersed |
SL/MKS.56 |
Nov 1940: Freetown - Liverpool |
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OB.275 |
Jan 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 60.56N 25W |
HX.111 |
Feb 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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OB.313 |
Apr 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed |
HX.129 |
May 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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OG.66 |
Jun 1941: Liverpool - Gibraltar |
SL/MKS.81 |
Jul 1941: Freetown - Liverpool |
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ON.8 |
Aug 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 56.09N 44.32W |
SC.49 |
Oct 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
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SC.50 |
Oct 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
BB.102 |
Nov 1941: Belfast Lough - Milford Haven |
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OS/KMS.14 |
Dec 1941: Liverpool - Freetown |
C.13 |
Apr 1942: Colombo - Dispersed 01.31n 70.03e |
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KS.529 |
Aug 1942: Hampton Roads - Key West |
WAT.15 |
Aug 1942: Key West - Trinidad |
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TRIN.4 |
Aug 1942: Trinidad - Dispersed |
SL/MKS.127 |
Mar 1943: Freetown - Liverpool |
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CN.12 |
Mar 1943: Capetown - Dispersed |
DC.12 |
Mar 1943: Durban - Capetown |
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WN.419 |
Apr 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
FN.1013 |
May 1943: Southend - Methil |
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EN.248 |
Jun 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
FN.1056 |
Jun 1943: Southend - Methil |
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FS.1099 |
Apr 1943: Methil - Southend |
FS.1144 |
Jun 1943: Methil - Southend |
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OS/KMS.51 |
Jul 1943: Ex OS51/ KMS20 - Freetown |
OS/KMS.51KM |
Jul 1943: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
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SL/MKS.137 |
Sep 1943: Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.26 |
SL/MKS.137MK |
Oct 1943: Rendezvous of SL137 with MKS26 - Liverpool |
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FS.1250 |
Oct 1943: Methil - Southend |
WN.494 |
Oct 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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EN.310 |
Nov 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
ONS.24 |
Nov 1943: Liverpool - Halifax |
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FN.1182 |
Nov 1943: Southend - Methil |
FN.1184 |
Nov 1943: Southend - Methil |
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XB.88 |
Dec 1943: Halifax - Boston |
KG.684 |
Jan 1944: Key West - Guantanamo |
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NK.587 |
Jan 1944: NYC - Key West |
GZ.58 |
Feb 1944: Guantanamo - Cristobal |
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DC.53 |
Jun 1944: Durban - Capetown |
KD.4 |
Jun 1944: Kilindini - Durban |
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SL/MKS.170MK |
Sep 1944: Rendezvous of SL170 with MKS61 - Liverpool |
SL/MKS.170 |
Sep 1944: Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.61 |
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KMS.69 |
Nov 1944: Gibraltar - Dispersed 1800Z Off Malta |
KMS.69G |
Nov 1944: Ex OS95/ KMS69 - Gibraltar |
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OS/KMS.95KM |
Nov 1944: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
FN.1642 |
Feb 1945: Southend - Methil |
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MKS.83G |
Feb 1945: Gibraltar - Liverpool |
ON.291 |
Mar 1945: Southend - NYC |
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FS.1753 |
Mar 1945: Methil - Southend |
BX.158 |
Apr 1945: Boston - Halifax |
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SC.174 |
Apr 1945: Halifax - Liverpool |
ATM.167 |
May 1945: Antwerp - Southend |
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BTC.159 |
May 1945: Milford Haven - Southend |
TAM.173 |
May 1945: Southend - Antwerp |