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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 97 NW 69
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Castor

Summary

German Merchant Vessel, 1878


Monument Types

  • WRECK (built 1856, Post Medieval - 1856 AD to 1878 AD)

Full description

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Sank following collision in calm conditions with the SS LUDWORTH, of London. Year Built: 1856 Owner: G F Schmidt Master: H Meyer Crew: 23 Crew Lost: 0 Passengers: 16 Passengers Lost: 0 Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine Date of Loss Qualifier: A (1). Additional reference (2).


<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

<2> Board of Trade Casualty Returns, 1878, Appx.Pts.I-IV, Page Nos. 116 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6357.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.
<2>Bibliographic reference: Board of Trade Casualty Returns. 1878, Appx.Pts.I-IV, Page Nos. 116.