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| shipname = HMT Cawdor Castle | | shipname = HMT Cawdor Castle | ||
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| shiptype = Cargo /passenger steamer | | shiptype = Cargo /passenger steamer | ||
| shiptonnage = 6,235 tons | | shiptonnage = 6,235 tons | ||
| − | | shiplength = 414 | + | | shiplength = 414 ft 8 in (126.39) |
| shipbeam = 51.2 ft (15.61m) | | shipbeam = 51.2 ft (15.61m) | ||
| shipdepth = 28.0 ft (8.53m) | | shipdepth = 28.0 ft (8.53m) | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built for the Union Castle Line | + | Built for the Union Castle Line's emigrant trade to South Africa. When the emigrant trade slowed down after the Boer War she spent a lot of her time as a fast cargo carrier. |
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| + | The ''SS Cawdor Castle'' was used as a troop ship in the great war of 1914-18. It transported the East and West Yorkshire Regiments from Southampton on the 8 Sep 1914 to Saint Nazaire, in France. It was then used to transport troops to India from Southampton departing 9 Oct 1914, carrying the 1/5th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment plus two batteries of Artillery (4th & 5th Hampshire Artillery). They arrived at Bombay via Gibralter, Malta, Port Said, Suez and Aden one month later on the 9 Nov 1914. It carried the Chatham Battalion of the Royal Marines to Anzac Beach, Gallipoli during April 1915 and thereafter it was used to convey troops around the Mediterranean. | ||
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| + | Towards the end of the War she was again on the west-coast service and she was the first vessel to reach Table Bay after the Armistice with repatriated South African troops. Until 1923 she was employed on her usual South African run but was then laid up for over a year. She was subsequently put back inservice but now purely as a cargo vessel and the colour of her hull was changed to black. | ||
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| + | On 30th July 1926 she ran aground at Conception Bay in South West Africa during a voyage from London to Mauritius. The German survey vessel Moewe stood by and gave assistance and the crew of the wrecked vessel were all safely landed. Cawdor Castle could not be refloated and within a short time broke up. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
===Alexandria to Gallipoli 10 - 14 August 1915=== | ===Alexandria to Gallipoli 10 - 14 August 1915=== | ||
| − | *[[Samuel Edward Tate]] | + | * [[Samuel Edward Tate]] |
| − | *[[Henry John Robert Saint]] | + | * [[Henry John Robert Saint]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Cawdor Castle |
| Owner | Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, London |
| Builder | Barclay, Curle & Co, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 429 |
| Launched | 7 Dec 1901 |
| Completed | 15 Jan 1902 |
| In service | 1902 |
| Out of service | 30 Jul 1926 |
| Fate | wrecked 1926 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo /passenger steamer |
| Tonnage | 6,235 tons |
| Length | 414 ft 8 in (126.39) |
| Beam | 51.2 ft (15.61m) |
| Depth | 28.0 ft (8.53m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 km/h) |
Remarks
Built for the Union Castle Line's emigrant trade to South Africa. When the emigrant trade slowed down after the Boer War she spent a lot of her time as a fast cargo carrier.
The SS Cawdor Castle was used as a troop ship in the great war of 1914-18. It transported the East and West Yorkshire Regiments from Southampton on the 8 Sep 1914 to Saint Nazaire, in France. It was then used to transport troops to India from Southampton departing 9 Oct 1914, carrying the 1/5th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment plus two batteries of Artillery (4th & 5th Hampshire Artillery). They arrived at Bombay via Gibralter, Malta, Port Said, Suez and Aden one month later on the 9 Nov 1914. It carried the Chatham Battalion of the Royal Marines to Anzac Beach, Gallipoli during April 1915 and thereafter it was used to convey troops around the Mediterranean.
Towards the end of the War she was again on the west-coast service and she was the first vessel to reach Table Bay after the Armistice with repatriated South African troops. Until 1923 she was employed on her usual South African run but was then laid up for over a year. She was subsequently put back inservice but now purely as a cargo vessel and the colour of her hull was changed to black.
On 30th July 1926 she ran aground at Conception Bay in South West Africa during a voyage from London to Mauritius. The German survey vessel Moewe stood by and gave assistance and the crew of the wrecked vessel were all safely landed. Cawdor Castle could not be refloated and within a short time broke up.