Difference between revisions of "SS Balmoral Castle"
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| − | + | | shipname = SS Balmoral Castle | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Union-Castle Mail Steam Ship Co. Ltd., London | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Govan | |
| − | + | | shipyardnumber = 468 | |
| − | + | | shiplaunched = 13 Nov 1909 | |
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| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 1939 |
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| Name | SS Balmoral Castle |
| Owner | Union-Castle Mail Steam Ship Co. Ltd., London |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Govan |
| Yard number | 468 |
| Launched | 13 Nov 1909 |
| Completed | 17 Feb 1910 |
| In service | 1910 |
| Out of service | 1939 |
| Fate | broken up 19 Jun 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 13,361 tons |
| Length | 570.0 ft |
| Beam | 64.5 ft |
| Depth | 38.9 ft |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.5 km/h) |
Contents
[hide]Remarks
Owned by Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company and used on the South African Mail Service run.
Operated in Australian waters returning troops from Europe during 1918- 1919.
Also served during WW2 as a troop transport, until scraped in 1939.
Soldiers carried
England to Fremantle 1 February - 18 March 1918
- Albert Edgar Bishop
- Albert Edward Victor Byfield
- Benjamin Jones
- Edward Joseph King
- Benjamin Arthur McEvoy
- William Edward McKenna
- Alfred Slee
- Frederick White