Name: | GEDDINGTON COURT |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 08/11/1911 |
Completed: | 01/1912 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 188 |
Dimensions: | 3989grt, 2495nrt, 375.1 x 51.3 x 24.2ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (26, 42 & 70 x 48ins), 385nhp |
Engines by: | Blair & Co Ltd, Stockton |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 132665 |
History: | |
29/01/1912 | Court Line Ltd, London |
1927 | George D Gratsos, Ithica, Greece; renamed PONTOS |
1936 | Aegeon Steamship Co Ltd, Argostoli, Greece; renamed ICARION |
26/01/1942 | Sank |
Comments: | 26/01/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U754, 100 miles S of St John's Nfd |
On voyage from Manchester to Halifax in ballast. 9 crew died |
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