SS Libau
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This article is about the German ship whose true identity was disguised. For the original Norwegian ship whose identity was stolen, see SS Aud.
SS Libau (pronounced [lɪˈbaʊ]; originally known as SS Castro) was a merchant steam ship. In 1916 she was disguised with the identity of a Norwegian vessel named the SS Aud ([ʔaʊ̯d]) in an attempt to carry arms from Germany to Ireland as part of the preparation for the Easter Rising.[1]
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Model of the vessel, painted in its false identity, displayed at the Cork Public Museum | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | SS Castro |
Laid down | 1907 |
Fate | Captured by Imperial German Navy 1914 |
German Empire | |
Name | Libau |
Namesake | Liepāja (Libau), Baltic city |
Acquired | 1914 |
Fate | Scuttled 1916 |
Wreck site: | Off Daunt Rock, Cork 51.71°N 8.24°W / 51.71; -8.24 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Merchant vessel |
Tonnage | 1,228 GRT |
Length | 220 ft (67 m) |
Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
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