| Name: | LUMLEY CASTLE |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched | 30/07/1870 |
| Completed: | 24/09/1870 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 65 |
| Dimensions: | 1404grt, 882nrt, 240.3 x 33.1 x 23.9ft; (1872: 1670grt, 1076nrt, 276.3 x 33.1 x 23.9ft) |
| Engines: | C2cyl (28 & 56 x 36ins), 230nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw; 9.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 60567 |
| History: | |
| 26/09/1870 | Northumberland Steam Shipping Co Ltd, North Shields |
| 20/12/1880 | Wrecked |
| Comments | Built “on spec” and sold after launch |
| Contract Price: £25,000; Profit £3207-7s-4d | |
| 1872: Lengthened by 36ft, then 1670grt | |
| 05/03/1872: Collided with T & J Harrison’s ATLANTA in the Straits of Gibraltar | |
| At the inquiry both ships were found to be equally to blame | |
| 20/12/1880: Wrecked on Horns Reef, Jutland, due to a navigation error | |
| On a voyage between New Orleans & Reval (Tallinn) with a cargo of cotton |
Above image is copyright of the Royal Museums Greenwich
Newcastle Journal, Monday, 26/09/1870