Difference between revisions of "HMT Durham Castle"
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| + | | shipname = HMT Durham Castle | ||
| + | | shipowner = Union Castle Mail Steam Ship Line Co Ltd, London | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Govan | ||
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| + | | shiplaunched = 17 Dec 1903 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = 1940 struck a mine and sank | ||
| + | | shiptype = passenger / cargo ship | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 8,217 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 475 ft 5 in (144.9m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 56 ft 8 in (17.2m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 31 ft 7 in (9.63m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 km/h) | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, she continued in commercial service during WW1, with occasional troop carrying roles. | + | Built for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, she continued in commercial service during WW1, with occasional troop carrying roles. In June 1918 while sailing up the English Channel in a convoy, the ''HMS Kent'' cut across her bow forcing her to take avoiding action. Sadly in doing so she collided with ''HMS Rival'' and suffered severe damage and several casualties. |
| − | + | Between the wars she continued with services to East Africa via the Suez canal, before in 1939 being taken over by the Admiralty and used as an accommodation ship. In January 1940 under tow to Scarpa Flow where she was to be sunk as a block ship, she hit a mine laid by U-Boat U-57 off Comarty and sank. | |
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===England to Fremantle 10 March 1918 - ?=== | ===England to Fremantle 10 March 1918 - ?=== | ||
* [[Francis William Singleton]] | * [[Francis William Singleton]] | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ===England to Fremantle 10 March | + | ===England to Fremantle 10 March - ? May 1918=== |
*[[Frank Moore]] | *[[Frank Moore]] | ||
*[[James Lang]] to Cape Town only | *[[James Lang]] to Cape Town only | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 27 October 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Durham Castle |
| Builder/Built | 1904 Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Govan |
| Type | passenger / cargo ship (twin screw) |
| Displacement | 8,217 tons |
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Durham Castle |
| Owner | Union Castle Mail Steam Ship Line Co Ltd, London |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, Govan |
| Launched | 17 Dec 1903 |
| Fate | 1940 struck a mine and sank |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 8,217 tons |
| Length | 475 ft 5 in (144.9m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 8 in (17.2m) |
| Depth | 31 ft 7 in (9.63m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 km/h) |
Contents
Remarks
Built for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, she continued in commercial service during WW1, with occasional troop carrying roles. In June 1918 while sailing up the English Channel in a convoy, the HMS Kent cut across her bow forcing her to take avoiding action. Sadly in doing so she collided with HMS Rival and suffered severe damage and several casualties.
Between the wars she continued with services to East Africa via the Suez canal, before in 1939 being taken over by the Admiralty and used as an accommodation ship. In January 1940 under tow to Scarpa Flow where she was to be sunk as a block ship, she hit a mine laid by U-Boat U-57 off Comarty and sank.
Medical Staff
England to Fremantle 10 March 1918 - ?
Soldiers carried
England to Fremantle 10 March - ? May 1918
- Frank Moore
- James Lang to Cape Town only