MV Carnarvon Castle

History
United Kingdom
NameCarnarvon Castle
Owner Union-Castle Line
BuilderHarland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number595[1]
Launched14 January 1926
Completed26 June 1926[1]
Commissioned9 October 1939
DecommissionedDecember 1943
FateScrapped in 1963
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length
  • As built: 656 ft (199.95 m)
  • after 1937: 686 ft (209.09 m)
Beam73 ft 6 in (22.40 m)
Installed power3,364 nhp
Propulsion
  • As built:
  • Twin Screw
  • 2 Stroke Double Acting engine
  • Burmeister and Wain 2 × 8 cylinders
  • After 1938 refit:
  • 2 × 10 cylinder 2 stroke double acting diesels
  • 26,000 bhp (19,000 kW)
Speed
  • Cruising: 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
  • Max: 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity
  • As built:
  • 310 first class passengers
  • 275 second class passengers
  • 266 third class passengers
  • After 1938 refit:
  • 266 first class passengers
  • 245 second class passengers
  • 188 third class passengers
  • After 1947 refit
  • 607 in cabins
  • 671 in dormitories
  • After 1949 refit:
  • 216 first class passengers
  • 401 tourist passengers
Crew350
Armament
  • As armed merchant cruiser
  • 8 × 6-inch guns
  • 2 x 3-inch anti-aircraft guns
  • machine guns

MV Carnarvon Castle was an ocean liner of the Union-Castle Line. She was requisitioned for service as an auxiliary cruiser by the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

  1. ^ a b McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 133. ISBN 9780752488615.