RMS Balmoral Castle (1910)
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RMS Balmoral Castle (1910–1939) was a steamship of the Union-Castle Line
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Balmoral Castle | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Balmoral Castle |
Namesake | Balmoral Castle |
Owner | Union-Castle Line |
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Port of registry | London |
Route | England – South Africa |
Builder | Fairfield of Govan |
Yard number | 468 |
Launched | 13 November 1909 |
Completed | 1910 |
Fate | arrived for scrapping 19 June 1939 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 13,361 GRT |
Length | 180.1 m (591 ft) |
Beam | 19.7 m (65 ft) |
Draught | 9.6 m (31 ft) |
Decks | 4 |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) service speed |
Notes | sister ship: Edinburgh Castle |
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