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Dorington Court
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Dorington Court | Cressington S.S. Co. Ltd. | |
| 1925 | Dorington Court | United British S.S. Co. Ltd. | |
| 1936 | Dorington Court | Court Line Ltd. | |
| 1937 | Laleham | Alpha S.S. Co. Ltd. | |
| 1939 | Harm Fritzen | Johs.Fritzen & Sohn vorm W. Kuntstmann. | |
| 1945 | Harm Fritzen | British Government |
Fate
On March 7th, 1916, when in the southern French port of Cette, 61-year old West Hartlepool-born Harry Ferguson, a Donkeyman on board the steamship Dorington Court, died of a seizure and was buried in the town.
The Dorington Court survived both the First and Second World Wars, finally being scuttled in 1948 with a cargo of obsolete ammunition.
Related items :
Hartlepool Crew Losses - First World War
