British cargo ship
History
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)
Builder William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd.,
Sunderland
Yard number 141
Launched 11 August 1903
Completed September 1903
Homeport
Identification
Fate Sank, 7 October 1919
General characteristics
Type
Cargo ship
Tonnage
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 sailing 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), 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′N 44°6′W / 45.250°N 44.100°W / 45.250; -44.100 ). There were no casualties.
[1]
References
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"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.
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1 Jan:
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21 Jan:
UC-40
30 Jan:
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7 Feb:
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8 Feb:
U-16
10 Feb:
UC-91
18 Feb:
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20 Feb:
UC-71
22 Feb:
U-21
7 Mar:
HNoMS Thor
6 Apr:
SMS Vulkan
15 Apr:
U-118
17 Apr:
USS Freehold
27 Apr:
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28 Apr:
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April (unknown date):
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4 May:
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5 May:
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2 Jun:
Rucumilla
9 Jun:
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21 Jun:
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SMS G38 ,
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SMS Kaiser ,
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SMS Karlsruhe ,
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Jun (unknown date):
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30 Jul:
USS G-2
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4 Sep:
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8 Sep:
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9 Sep:
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10 Sep:
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9 Oct:
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21 Oct
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31 Oct:
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24 Nov:
Poltava
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Unknown date:
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