| Name: | BYWELL CASTLE |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/11/1869 |
| Completed: | 01/1870 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 250 |
| Dimensions: | 1376grt, 892nrt, 254.3 x 32.1 x 19.6ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (27 & 54 x 33ins), 120hp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 63546 |
| History: | |
| 11/01/1870 | Hall Brothers, Newcastle; registered at London |
| 29/01/1883 | Missing |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 1st & 2nd Class passengers |
| 03/09/1878: Collided with and sank the passenger ferry PRINCESS ALICE in the Thames | |
| The ferry was overloaded and over 650 people died and about 100 were rescued | |
| Both captains took some blame but the PRICESS ALICE was found to be most at fault | |
| 29/01/1883: Missing after passing Cabo Carvoieiro on this date | |
| On a voyage from Alexandria to Hull with a cargo of cottonseed & beans |
Above image is courtesy of The Illustrated London News
Above image is courtesy of The Illustrated London News
Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, Tuesday, 28/12/1869