SS Sizergh Castle

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Name
  • Sirocco (1903-1913)
  • Sizergh Castle (1913-1919)
Namesake
Owner
  • Bedouin Steam Navigation Co. (1903-1913)
  • Lancashire Shipping Co. (1913-1919)
  • The Ship Four Winds Co. (1919)
  • Plisson Steam Navigation Co. (1919)
BuilderWilliam Pickersgill & Sons Ltd., Sunderland
Yard number141
Launched11 August 1903
CompletedSeptember 1903
Homeport
Identification
FateSank, 7 October 1919
General characteristics
Type Cargo ship
Tonnage
Length361 ft 0 in (110.03 m)
Beam46 ft 2 in (14.07 m)
Depth17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Installed power349 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 sailing from Galveston, Texas, United States to Antwerp, Belgium with a cargo of wheat.

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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), assessed at 3,783  GRT. She had a triple-expansion steam engine rated at 349 nhp driving a single screw propeller. [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′N44°6′W / 45.250°N 44.100°W / 45.250; -44.100 ). There were no casualties. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "SS Sizergh Castle (+1919)". Wrecksite.eu. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2022. S/S Sizergh Castle was lost on 7 October 1919, while on a voyage from Galveston to Antwerp with a cargo of wheat. She foundered due to water leakage.