Halcyon Days

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Introduction

Halcyon Days was Court Line’s first ship using the new “Halcyon” prefix and the company’s first tanker.

She was acquired from another company, had a service life of 19 years and was broken up in 1976.

Basic Data

• Type: Tanker
• Registered owners,managers and operators: A/S Oljefart & Skibs A/S Motortank - Managers Harry Borthen & Co. Ltd.
• Builders: Marinens Hovedverft
• Yard: Horten
• Country: Norway
• Yard number: 142
• Registry: N/K
• Official number: 304730
• Signal letters: N/K
• Call sign: N/K
• Classification society: N/K
• Gross tonnage: 12,596
• Net tonnage: 7,176
• Deadweight: N/K
• Length: 531.16 ft
• Breadth: 71.83 ft
• Depth: 39.25 ft
• Draught: N/K
• Engines: Doxford type 6 cylinder 2.S.A Oil engine
• Engine builders: Marinens Hovedverft
• Works: Horten
• Country: Norway
• Power: N/K
• Propulsion: Single screw
• Speed: 14.5 knots
• Capacity: N/K
• Crew: N/K

Career Highlights

• 21 Oct 1957: Launched as Edith Borthen
• 12 Jun 1958: Completed
• 1968: Acquired by Court Line Ltd.—Haldin & Co. Ltd. Managers– and renamed Halcyon Days
• 1974: Sold to Las Minas Cia. Nav. Panamena S.A Panama - Managers - Soc d’Etudes et de Gestion, Monte Carlo, Monaco and renamed Halcon
• 24 Nov 1976: Arrived to be broken up by Hierros Ardes at Gandia, Spain

Service History

No information currently available apart from changes of owners and name.

External resources

1. Miramar Ship Index: [1]
2. Information extracted from Lloyds Registers
3. Norman Middlemiss: Travel of the Tramps - Twenty Tramp Fleets ISBN: 1871128021

Images

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Main contributors

1. Basic research and construction of entry by Benjidog
2. History and basic details by John Powell and Clive Ketley