RMS Kenilworth Castle (1903)
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 RMS Kenilworth Castle in 1911. | |
| History | |
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| Name | Kenilworth Castle |
| Namesake | Kenilworth Castle |
| Owner | Union-Castle Line |
| Port of registry | London, United Kingdom |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff |
| Yard number | 356 |
| Launched | 15 December 1903 |
| Completed | 19 May 1904 |
| Acquired | 19 May 1904 |
| In service | 19 May 1904 |
| Out of service | May 1936 |
| Identification | Official number: 118433 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1937 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 12,975 GRT |
| Length | 173.78 metres (570 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 19.71 metres (64 ft 8 in) |
| Installed power | 2 x 4 Cyl steam engines |
| Propulsion | Two screws |
| Sail plan | Southampton - Cape Town |
| Speed | 17.5 knots |
RMS Kenilworth Castle was a British Passenger ship that served for the Union-Castle Line until its scrapping in 1937. It also served as a troop transport during the First World War.[1] This was also the last ship Titanic-lookout Reginald Lee served on before his death in 1913.[2]
Kenilworth Castle was built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, United Kingdom and launched on 15 December 1903 before being completed on 19 May 1904. The ship was 173.78 metres (570 ft 2 in) long and had a beam of 19.71 metres (64 ft 8 in). It was assessed at 12,975 GRT and had 2 x 4 Cyl steam engines driving two screw propellers. The ship could reach a speed of 17.5 knots. It had a sistership named Armandale Castle and were the first mail steamers ordered by the newly merged Union-Castle Line.[3]
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