 Model of the vessel, painted in its false identity, displayed at the Cork Public Museum
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Castro |
| Laid down | 1907 |
| Fate | Captured by Imperial German Navy 1914 |
 German Empire | |
| Name | Libau |
| Namesake | Liepāja (Libau), Baltic city |
| Acquired | 1914 |
| Fate | Scuttled 1916 |
| Wreck site | Off Daunt Rock, Cork 51°43′N 8°14′W / 51.71°N 8.24°W |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Merchant vessel |
| Tonnage | 1,228 GRT |
| Length | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
SS Libau (pronounced [lɪˈbaʊ]; originally known as SS Castro) was a merchant steam ship. In 1916 she was disguised with the identity of a Norwegian vessel named the SS Aud ([ʔaʊ̯d]) in an attempt to carry arms from Germany to Ireland as part of the preparation for the Easter Rising.[1]
- ^ Pollard, H.B.C. (2003) [1922]. Secret Societies of Ireland, Their Rise and Progress. Kessinger. p. 147. ISBN 0-7661-5479-3.