RMS Durham Castle
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RMS Durham Castle was a passenger ship built for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company in 1904.[3] In 1939, the Admiralty requisitioned her for use as a store ship.[3] She sank on 26 January 1940 after hitting a mine probably laid by the German submarine U-57.[3]
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Durham Castle in Australian waters prior to being requisitioned by the Royal Navy | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | RMS Durham Castle |
Namesake | Durham Castle |
Owner |
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Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan |
Launched | 17 December 1903[1] |
Commissioned | 1939 |
Fate | Sunk by a mine on 26 January 1940 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger ship |
Tonnage | 8,217 gross register tons[2] |
Length | 475.4 feet (144.9 m) |
Beam | 56.7 feet (17.3 m) |
Draught | 31.6 feet (9.6 m) |
Propulsion | Twin screw |
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