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| History | |
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| Name | Bywell Castle |
| Namesake | Bywell Castle |
| Owner | Hall Brothers |
| Port of registry |  London, United Kingdom |
| Builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company |
| Yard number | 250 |
| Launched | 20 November 1869 |
| Completed | January 1870 |
| Maiden voyage | 9 February 1870 |
| Out of service | February 1883 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Foundered or wrecked |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cargo liner |
| Tonnage | 1,376 GRT, 892 NRT |
| Length | 254 feet 3 inches (77.50 m) |
| Beam | 32 feet 1 inch (9.78 m) |
| Depth | 19 feet 6 inches (5.94 m) |
| Installed power | Compound steam engine, 120hp |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller, sails |
| Sail plan | Barquentine |
| Crew | 22 |
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Bywell Castle was a passenger and cargo ship that was built in 1869 by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, County Durham. She was involved in the Princess Alice Disaster in September 1878 in which more than 600 people died. She disappeared in February 1883 whilst on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.