SS Sizergh Castle

History

United Kingdom
Name|

* Sirocco (1903-1913)
* Sizergh Castle (1913-1919)

Namesake|

* Sirocco
* Sizergh Castle

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|

* Liverpool (1903-1919)
* Cardiff (1919)

Identification|

* UK Official Number 118047
* Call sign VFQC

Fate| Sank, 7 October 1919
General characteristics
Type:|  Cargo ship
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 she was travelling 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). The ship was assessed at 3,783 GRT. She had a Triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 349 nhp.[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 / ﻿45.25°N 44.1°W﻿ / 45.25; -44.1). There were no casualties.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "SS Sizergh Castle (+1919)". 24 September 2015. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?132224.

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