Drummond Castle
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History | |
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Name | SS Drummond Castle (1883-1895) |
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Builder | John Elder & Co., Govan, Glasgow, Scotland |
Yard number | 246 |
Launched | 17 February 1881 |
Fate | Ran aground and sank 16 June 1896 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 3,706 gross register tons |
Length | 365 ft (111 m) |
Beam | 43.5 ft (13.3 m) |
Draught | 31.3 ft (9.5 m) |
The SS Drummond Castle was a steamship built in 1881 by John Elder & Co. of Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, for D. Currie & Co. and later operated by the Castle Mail Packet Company. The ship sank on 16 June 1896 off Ushant.