Name: | BAMPTON CASTLE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 04/03/1920 |
Completed: | 07/1920 |
Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 957 |
Dimensions: | 6698grt, 4154nrt, 412.2 x 52.3 x 34.4ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (27, 44 & 73 x 48ins), 517nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 144603 |
History: | |
07/1920 | Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co Ltd, London |
1932 | M Kulukundis (Atlanticos SS Co), Syra; renamed ATLANTIS |
1932 | Renamed MOUNT TAYGETOS; registered in Panama |
07/1934 | Broken up |
Comments: | 23/12/1933: Damaged by stranding at Memphis Rock, English Narrows |
on a voyage from San Antonio, Chile to Southampton with grains | |
01/01/1934: Refloated, abandoned to salvors and sold for breaking | |
19/07/1934: Arrived at Rosyth for breaking, commenced 12/09/1934. |