Difference between revisions of "SS Llanstephan Castle"
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− | ==England to Fremantle 15 February - 8 April 1918== | + | ===England to Fremantle 15 February - 8 April 1918=== |
− | *[[Arthur Edward Bingham]] | + | * [[Arthur Edward Bingham]] |
− | *[[Samuel Buckland]] | + | * [[Samuel Buckland]] |
− | *[[Victor Emanuel Durling]] | + | * [[Victor Emanuel Durling]] |
− | *[[Frank Grundy]] | + | * [[Frank Grundy]] |
− | *[[Thomas Brown Mack]] | + | * [[Thomas Brown Mack]] |
− | *[[Herbert James Reed]] | + | * [[Herbert James Reed]] |
− | *[[Josiah James Skinner]] | + | * [[Josiah James Skinner]] |
− | *[[Harold Hopgood Surman]] | + | * [[Harold Hopgood Surman]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] |
Revision as of 02:07, 20 March 2021
History | |
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Name | SS Llanstephan Castle |
Builder/Built | 1913 Fairfield of Glasgow |
Type | Passenger Liner |
Displacement | 11,293 tons |
Speed | 14 knots |
Remarks
Owned by the Union Castle Mail Steamship Co she carried a crew of 250. Capable of carrying 213 First class, 116 Second class, and 100 Third class passengers. In 1917 she was requisitioned and refitted as a troopship and used as such until the end of the war.
After the war she returned to African duties until she had a refit in 1938.
During WW2 she operated as a troopship, but also carried evacuees at other times. 1941 on she was based in the Far East.
After WW2 she returned to Union Castle control, and in 1947 was refitted as a two class liner for African service. In March 1952 she was retired and scrapped at Newport Monmouthshire in Wales.