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Jevington Court (2)

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1 Introduction
2 Basic Data
3 Career Highlights
4 Service History
5 External resources
6 Images
7 Contributors

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Introduction

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.

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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

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Career Highlights

26 Jul 1956: Launched by
Nov 1956: Completed
22 Nov 1956: Trials completed
29 Nov 1959: Grounded
10 Jan 1960: Refloated
1962: Sold to Jayanti Shipping Co. Ltd. Bombay and renamed Krishna Jayanti
1967: Management transferred to Shipping Corp. of India Ltd.
1974: Renamed Shankara - same owners
17 Nov 1975: Arrived at Bombay to be broken up

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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.

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