Court Line - the company and its ships

Jevington Court (2)

 

Court Line used the name Jevington Court for 2 ships:

· Jevington Court (1) - a cargo ship launched in 1925

· Jevington Court (2) - a cargo ship launched in 1956

 

Jevington Court (2) had a service life of 19 years during which she changed ownership and names on a number of occasions. She survived a grounding and was finally broken up in India in 1975.

Basic Data

Type: Cargo ship

Registered owners,managers and operators:

Court Line Ltd.

Managers Haldin & Co.

Builders: Bartram & Sons Ltd

Yard: South Dock Sunderland

Country: UK

Yard number: 359

Registry: N/K

Official number: 147488

Signal letters: N/K

Call sign: N/K

Classification society: N/K

Gross tonnage: 6,248

Net tonnage: 3,416

Deadweight: N/K

Length: 476 ft

Breadth: 62 ft

Depth: 27 ft

Draught: N/K

Engines: 4 cylinder 2.S.C.S.A. oil engine

Engine builders: Harland and Wolff

Works: Greenock

Country: UK

Power: N/K

Propulsion: Single screw

Speed: 12.5 knots

Cargo capacity: N/K

Crew: N/K

Service History

 

Not much is known of the detailed history of this ship other than changes of name and ownership.

 

She is known to have grounded in the Martin Garcia Channel en route from Rosario to Buenos Aires on 29 November 1959 and was not refloated until 10 January 1960.

Images

 

1. Image #1 from The Allen Collection

Image 1