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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RMMV Athlone Castle |
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| Port of registry | London,  UK |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast[2] |
| Yard number | 942 |
| Launched | 28 November 1935[1] |
| Completed | 13 May 1936 |
| Maiden voyage | 22 May 1936 |
| Out of service | 23 July 1965 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1965[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger liner |
| Tonnage | 25,564 GRT |
| Length | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Beam | 82 ft 6 in (25.15 m) |
| Draught | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Installed power | 28,000bhp |
| Propulsion | 2 × 10-cylinder double acting two stroke cycle diesel engines[2] |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
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RMMV Athlone Castle was a British passenger liner built by Harland & Wolff for the Union-Castle Line's mail service from Southampton to Cape Town, South Africa route. After she was launched on 28 November 1935, she sailed on her maiden voyage on 22 May 1936. She served as a troopship during world war two and in 1965 was scrapped at Kaohsiung.[1][3]
- ^ a b c "SHIP DESCRIPTIONS - A". The Shiplist.
- ^ a b "Athlone Castle". The British & Commonwealth Register.
- ^ "RMS Athlone Castle". Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.