SS Sizergh Castle
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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
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | |
| Owner |
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| Builder | William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd., Sunderland |
| Yard number | 141 |
| Launched | 11 August 1903 |
| Completed | September 1903 |
| Home port | |
| Identification |
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| 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.
