MV Cressington Court
Cressington Court was a cargo ship that was built in 1943 as Empire Earl by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1945, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Cressington Court. A further sale in 1958 saw her renamed East Wales. She was sold again in 1966 and renamed Universal Skipper, serving until she was scrapped in November 1970. Description William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham built the ship in 1943 as yard number 713. She was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of , and a draught of . She was assessed at , . The ship was propelled by a 516 nhp two-stroke single cycle, single action diesel engine, which had three cylinders of diameter by stroke driving a single screw propeller. The engine was built by Doxfords. History World War II Empire Earl was launched on 8 December 1943 and completed in May 1944. She was placed under the management of Dodd, Thompson & Co Ltd. She was allocated the United Kingdom official number 180132 and call sign GBWQ. Her port of registry was Sunderland. Her captain was