MV Hannington Court (1954)

History
Name	Hannington Court (1954–63) Gandhi Jayanti (1963–74) Gandhi (1974-76)
Owner	Court Line Ltd. (1954–63) Jayanti Shipping Co. Ltd (1963–67) Shipping Corp of India Ltd (1967-76)
Operator	Haldin & Co. (1954–63) Jayanti Shipping Co. Ltd (1963–67) Shipping Corp of India Ltd (1967-76)
Builder	Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland
Yard number	342
Launched	19 July 1954
Completed	December 1954
Identification	UK official number 186168
Fate	Scrapped in 1976
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	6,266 GRT 3,467 NRT
Length	476 feet (145 m)
Beam	62 feet (19 m)
Depth	27 feet (8.2 m)
Propulsion	6 cylinder 4-stroke cycle single-acting Burmeister & Wain oil engine; single screw
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)

MV Hannington Court was a cargo ship of the Court Line. Launched in 1954 as part of the company's rebuilding programme after the Second World War, she sailed for a number of years before being sold to an Indian company in 1963 and renamed Gandhi Jayanti. She was again sold in 1967, was renamed Gandhi in 1974, and was scrapped in 1976.