SS Bywell Castle (1869)

Engraving of Bywell Castle in 1878
Bywell Castle, 1878
History
NameBywell Castle
NamesakeBywell Castle
OwnerHall Brothers
Port of registryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland London, United Kingdom
BuilderPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
Yard number250
Launched20 November 1869
CompletedJanuary 1870
Maiden voyage9 February 1870
Out of serviceFebruary 1883
Identification
  • Code Letters JKPW
  • United Kingdom Official Number 63546
FateFoundered or wrecked
General characteristics
Class and typeCargo liner
Tonnage1,376 GRT, 892 NRT
Length254 feet 3 inches (77.50 m)
Beam32 feet 1 inch (9.78 m)
Depth19 feet 6 inches (5.94 m)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 120hp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller, sails
Sail planBarquentine
Crew22

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.