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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: Positive on April 05, 2007, 07:17:55 pm

Title: SS FRAMLINGTON COURT 1924
Post by: Positive on April 05, 2007, 07:17:55 pm

British tramp steamer FRAMLINGTON COURT
Completed by Napier & Miller, Glasgow in 1924 for Court Line.
4,888 gross tons.   396.7 feet long   53.3 feet wide   26.7 feet deep
Sold to Stanhope Shipping (Great Britain)  in 1944 & renamed STANHOPE.
Sold to Lansdowne & Co, Hong Kong in 1952 & renamed LANDSCAPE.
Sold again in 1952 to A. Magsaysay, Manila Philippines & renamed AMI BANKER.
Laid up Hong Kong 1953 to 1955.
Sold to Eddie Steamship Co. China in 1955 & renamed ALLY.
Sold for scrap in 1958.   Broken up at Keelung, 1958.

Model 32’=1” completed 5th April, 2007.
Display case dimension (excluding base quadrant) 17.3” by 4.5” & 6.4 inches high.

(http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/2507/fcoutsidecasezh6.jpg)

Title: Re: SS FRAMLINGTON COURT 1924
Post by: Colin Bishop on April 05, 2007, 07:33:23 pm

Another nice one Bob. Classic for the period. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Title: Re: SS FRAMLINGTON COURT 1924
Post by: DickyD on April 05, 2007, 09:08:17 pm

Yet another nice one Bob.

Richard ;)