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Llandovery Castle (1914) |
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HMHS Llandovery Castle |
Builder: |
Barclay, Curle & Company Ltd. Glasgow, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1914 |
Launched: |
September 3, 1913 |
Type: |
Passenger/Cargo |
Completed: |
January 1914 |
Fate: |
Sunk June 27, 1918 by SMS U-86 (Oberleutnant zur See Helmut Patzig) Location: North Atlantic, 114 miles Southwest of Fastnet Rock, Ireland. (50.47N - 12.03W) 234 killed, 24 survivors picked up by HMS Lysander on June 29. (Roll of Honour) |
Owner |
Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd. London, England |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
500' (PP) |
Engines: |
2 quadruple steam expansion |
Beam: |
63' 3" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
N/A |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
10,639 |
HP: |
1,135 |
Displacement: |
N/A |
Speed: |
14.5 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
N/A |
Masts: |
2 |
Captains
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From
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To
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Name
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June 27, 1918 |
R. A. Sylvester |
History |
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July 26, 1916: |
Commissioned as hospital ship. |
Notes |
Last Union-Castle ship lost in World War I. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published June 28, 2008 |