Court Line - the company and its ships

Framlington Court (3)

 

Court Line used the name Framlington Court for three ships:

 

· Framlington Court (1) - a cargo ship completed in 1911

· Framlington Court (2) - a cargo ship completed in 1924

· Framlington Court (3) - a cargo ship completed in 1952

 

Framlington Court (3) had a service life of 21 years which was ended by her foundering following engine room leaks in 1973. She changed owners and names several times after being sold by Court Line.

Basic Data

Type: Cargo ship

Registered owners,managers and operators:

Court Line Ltd

             Managers Haldin & Co. Ltd.

Builders: William Pickersgill & Son Ltd

Yard: Southwick Sunderland

Country: UK

Yard number: 329

Registry: N/K

Official number: 184638

Signal letters: N/K

Call sign: N/K

Classification society: N/K

Gross tonnage: 8,176

Net tonnage: 4,616

Deadweight: N/K

Length: 457.2 ft

Breadth: 59.7 ft

Depth: 25.7 ft

Draught: N/K

Engines: 6 cylinder 4 S.C.S.A “B&W” oil engine

Engine builders: John G Kincaid & Co. Ltd.

Works: Greenock

Country: UK

Power: N/K

Propulsion: Single screw

Speed: 12 knots

Cargo capacity: 4 main cargo holds of which 2 and a deep tank were forward of the machinery space and two holds aft.

Crew: N/K

Service History

 

Framlington Court (3) was built as part of Court Line’s new building programme started in 1952. Her delivery coincided with a severe drop in freight rates and two further planned ships were cancelled.

 

No information other information is currently available other than changes of name and ownership as in the Career Highlights section.

 

Sinking

 

Named Spyros by then, she was sunk 240 miles off Madras in position 10.23N 84.17E following engine room leaks.

Images

 

1. Image #1 from The Allen Collection

 

Image 1