| Name: | QUARRINGTON COURT |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 29/10/1928 |
| Completed: | 11/1928 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co (1927) Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 406 |
| Dimensions: | 6900grt, 4330nrt, 420.0 x 56.5 x 33.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 45 & 75 x 51ins), 569nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 160614 |
| History: | |
| 27/11/1928 | United British Steamship Co Ltd (Haldin & Co Ltd, managers), London |
| 1936 | Company restyled as Court Line Ltd, London |
| 07/12/1937 | Sank |
| Comments: | 07/12/1937: Foundered 25 nm from Shadwan Island in the Red Sea |
| A fractured inlet pipe lead to a flooded engine room & eventual loss | |
| On a voyage from Calcutta to Charleston with a cargo of ore & gunnies |
Above photo is copyright of City of Vancouver Archives, Walter Frost Collection. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is copyright of City of Vancouver Archives, Walter Frost Collection. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Shields Daily News, Monday, 29/10/1928