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Dorington Court (4)
Court Line used the name Dorington Court for five ships:
· Dorington Court (1) - a cargo ship completed in 1908 · Dorington Court (2) - a cargo ship completed in 1915 · Dorington Court (3) - a cargo ship completed in 1939 · Dorington Court (4) - a cargo ship completed in 1940 and originally named Empire Meteor · Dorington Court (V) - a cargo ship completed in 1957
Dorington Court (4) had a service life of 21 years during which she served in a large number of WW2 convoys. After the war she changed hands on a number of occasions and was sent for scrap after running aground and being declared a total loss in 1961. |
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Basic Data Type: Cargo ship Registered owners,managers and operators: Ministry of War Transport (MOWT) Managers Mungo Campbell & Co. Ltd. Builders: Joseph .L.Thompson & Sons Ltd. Yard: Dundee Country: UK Yard number: 602 Registry: N/K Official number: 168661 Signal letters: N/K Call sign: N/K Classification society: N/K Gross tonnage: 7,483 Net tonnage: 4,517 Deadweight: N/K Length: 426 ft Breadth: 59.9 ft Depth: 35 ft Draught: N/K Engines: 3 cylinder triple expansion steam engine Engine builders: George Clark (1938) Ltd. Works: Sunderland Country: UK Power: N/K Propulsion: Single screw Speed: 10 knots Cargo capacity: N/K Crew: N/K |
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Service during WW2 as Empire Meteor
Dorington Court (4) (then called Empire Meteor) took part in 77 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 name and ownership shown in the Career Highlights section.
Dorington Court (4) ran ashore at Kita Daito Jima (25.50N/131.15E) and broke in two on 2.10.61. She was a total lost and sent for scrap.
Images
1. Image #1 by permission of Clive Malvern |
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Career Highlights |
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Event |
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3 Sep 1940 |
Launched as Empire Meteor |
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Dec 1940 |
Completed |
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1946 |
Acquired by the United British Steam Ship Co. Ltd. - Managers Haldin & Phillipps Ltd.) and renamed Dorington Court |
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1947 |
Owners restyled Court Line Ltd. - Managers Haldin & Co. Ltd. |
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1956 |
Sold to INSA Soc de Nav. Genoa, Italy and renamed Giada |
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1960 |
Sold to Phoebus D Kyprianou, Beirut, Lebanon and renamed Sheikh |
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2 Oct 1961 |
Ran ashore and became a total loss and sold for scrap |
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Convoy No. |
Route |
Convoy No. |
Route |
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FN.371 |
Dec 1940: Southend - Methil |
EN.50/1 |
Jan 1941: Methil - Oban |
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OB.272 |
Jan 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed |
HX.110 |
Feb 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
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HX.111 |
Feb 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
OB.309 |
Apr 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 50N 23.50W |
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SC.32 |
May 1941: Halifax - Liverpool |
WN.138 |
Jun 1941: Oban - Methil |
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FN.486 |
Jun 1941: Southend - Methil |
FS.514 |
Jun 1941: Methil - Southend |
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EC.61 |
Aug 1941: Southend - Clyde |
ON.12 |
Sep 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 53.34N 36.14W |
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SC.50 |
Oct 1941: Sydney CB - Liverpool |
ON.33 |
Nov 1941: Liverpool - Dispersed 43.30N 55.20W |
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PQ.4 |
Nov 1941: Hvalfjord - Archangel |
QP.13 |
Jun 1942: Archangel - Reykjavik |
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FS.853 |
Jul 1942: Methil - Southend |
WN.307 |
Jul 1942: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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EN.141 |
Sep 1942: Methil - Loch Ewe |
FN.819 |
Sep 1942: Southend - Methil |
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WN.347 |
Oct 1942: Loch Ewe - Methil |
EN.159 |
Nov 1942: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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JW.51A |
Dec 1942: Loch Ewe - Kola Inlet |
RA.52 |
Jan 1943: Kola Inlet - Loch Ewe |
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FS.1036 |
Feb 1943: Methil - Southend |
WN.393 |
Feb 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
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FN.958 |
Mar 1943: Southend - Methil |
FN.961 |
Mar 1943: Southend - Methil |
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EN.206 |
Mar 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
ON.175 |
Mar 1943: Liverpool - NYC |
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XB.44A |
Apr 1943: Halifax - Boston |
JH.47 |
Apr 1943: St johns nf - Halifax |
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WN.433 |
May 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
BX.49 |
May 1943: Boston - Halifax |
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FS.1128 |
May 1943: Methil - Southend |
SC.130 |
May 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
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FN.1052 |
Jun 1943: Southend - Methil |
EN.247 |
Jun 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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ONS.12 |
Jul 1943: Liverpool - Halifax |
SQ.60 |
Jul 1943: Sydney cb - Father pt |
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QS.66 |
Aug 1943: Red islet - Sydney cb |
SC.141 |
Sep 1943: Halifax - Liverpool |
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WN.481 |
Sep 1943: Loch Ewe - Methil |
EN.302 |
Nov 1943: Methil - Loch Ewe |
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AH.10 |
Nov 1943: Augusta - Brindisi |
KMS.32 |
Nov 1943: Gibraltar - Port Said |
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OS/KMS.58KM |
Nov 1943: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
KMS.32G |
Nov 1943: Ex OS58/ KMS32 - Gibraltar |
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AH.12 |
Dec 1943: Augusta - Bari |
HA.10A |
Dec 1943: Bari - Augusta |
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HA.15 |
Dec 1943: Bari - Augusta |
MKS.36 |
Dec 1943: Port Said - Gibraltar |
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KMS.49 |
May 1944: Gibraltar - Port Said |
KMS.49G |
May 1944: Ex OS75/ KMS49 - Gibraltar |
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MKS.50 |
May 1944: Port Said - Gibraltar |
MKS.50G |
May 1944: Gibraltar - Rendezvous with SL.159 |
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OS/KMS.64 |
Jan 1944: Ex OS64/ KMS38 - Freetown |
LTS.10 |
Feb 1944: Lagos - Freetown |
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SL/MKS.150 |
Feb 1944: Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.41 |
ST.78 |
Feb 1944: Freetown - Takoradi |
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SL/MKS.150MK |
Mar 1944: Rendezvous of SL150 with MKS41 - Liverpool |
OS/KMS.75KM |
Apr 1944: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
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SL/MKS.159MK |
May 1944: Rendezvous of SL159 with MKS50 - Liverpool |
OS/KMS.84KM |
Jul 1944: Liverpool - Convoy Split |
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HA.64 |
Aug 1944: Bari - Augusta |
AH.60 |
Aug 1944: Augusta - Bari |
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KMS.58 |
Aug 1944: Gibraltar - Port Said |
KMS.58G |
Aug 1944: Ex OS84/ KMS58 - Gibraltar |
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MKS.60 |
Aug 1944: Port Said - Gibraltar |
OS/KMS.88 |
Sep 1944: Ex OS88/ KMS62 - Freetown |
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SL/MKS.173 |
Oct 1944: Freetown - Rendezvous with MKS.64 |
SL/MKS.173MK |
Oct 1944: Rendezvous of SL173 with MKS64 - Liverpool |
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FN.1526 |
Oct 1944: Southend - Methil |
FS.1657 |
Dec 1944: Methil - Southend |
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OS/KMS.98KM |
Dec 1944: Liverpool - Dispersed 46.40N 09.12W |
TBC.1 |
Dec 1944: Southend - Milford Haven |
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JMA.2BS |
(Aug 1945: Bombay - Pt dickson/pt swettenham) |
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