| Name: | ERRINGTON COURT |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 19/06/1909 |
| Completed: | 07/1909 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 162 |
| Dimensions: | 4461grt, 2782nrt, 380.0 x 52.3 x 25.4ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26, 42 & 70 x 48ins), 427nhp |
| Engines by: | Blair & Co Ltd, Stockton |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots (service); 11.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 129030 |
| History: | |
| 29/07/1909 | Court Line Ltd, London |
| 1919 | Leeson Shipping Co Ltd, Cardiff; registered at London; renamed BOURNEMOUTH |
| 1930 | PS Georgilis & AI Cosmas, Syra; renamed DESPINA |
| 1938 | GE Marden (Wheelock & Co Ltd, managers), Shanghai; renamed DESLOCK |
| 08/12/1941 | Miyachi Kisen KK, Tokyo; renamed UZAN MARU |
| 02/05/1942 | Sank |
| Comments: | 07/06/1917: Damaged by a mine in the Mediterranean but beached and repaired |
| 08/12/1941: Siezed by the Japanese Government whilst off China | |
| 02/05/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by USS Trout, 1 mile off coast of Kii Oshima, Japan |
Above photo as ERRINGTON COURT is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Above photo as BOURNEMOUTH is copyright of the Collection Stad Antwerpen, MAS. Photographer Louis CLAES.
CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return. Image courtesy of Urbain Ureel.
Above photo as BOURNEMOUTH is courtesy of Richard Cox
Shields Daily News, Monday, 02/08/1909