Engineering:SS Sizergh Castle
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| Builder: | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd., Sunderland |
| Yard number: | 141 |
| Launched: | 11 August 1903 |
| Completed: | September 1903 |
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| Fate: | Sank, 7 October 1919 |
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| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Length: | 361 ft 0 in (110.03 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 2 in (14.07 m) |
| Depth: | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Installed power: | 349 Nhp |
| Propulsion: | G. Clark 3-cylinder triple expansion |
SS Sizergh Castle was a British Cargo ship that sprang a leak and foundered in the North Atlantic, while she was travelling from Galveston, Texas , United States to Antwerp, Belgium with a cargo of wheat.
Construction
Sizergh Castle was constructed at the William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. shipyard in Sunderland, England. She was completed in 1903.[1]
The ship was 110 metres (360 ft 11 in) long, with a beam of 14.1 metres (46 ft 3 in) and a depth of 5.4 metres (17 ft 9 in). The ship was assessed at 3,783 GRT. She had a Triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 349 nhp.[1]
Sinking
On 7 October 1919, Sizergh Castle was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas , United States, to Antwerp, Belgium, with a cargo of wheat when she sprang a leak and foundered in the North Atlantic ( [ ⚑ ] : 45°15′N 44°6′W / 45.25°N 44.1°W). There were no casualties.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "SS Sizergh Castle (+1919)". 24 September 2015. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?132224.
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