Aros Castle

AROS CASTLE was built in 1901 by Barclay, Curle & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 4460grt, a length of 392ft 4in, a beam of 48ft 7in and a service speed of 10 knots.

A cargo ship she entered service in August 1901 on the South Africa - USA route.

On 21st November 1917 she was torpedoed by U-90 300 miles west of Bishop Rock during a voyage from London to Baltimore in ballast with the loss of two lives.

Torpedoed and Sunk in The North Atlantic - 1917

Aros Castle

Left London

For Baltimore

Lost 21 November 1917

Fate

Master

C J Duncan

Survived

Fireman & Trimmers

J Maloney

R H Spindler

Both Lost

Aros Castle was a 4,460 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1901 by Barclay, Curle & Co. for Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. Ltd.

She was sunk on 21 November 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-90 at position 47° 19' N, 12° 45' W - approximately 300 nautical miles from Bishop Rock.

She was en route from London to Baltimore in ballast.

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

Aros Castle

1901

1901 Deployed to the USA to South Africa Service

1917 Torpedoed and sunk in North Atlantic

4460

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

114732

Barclay Curle

Glasgow

Barclay Curle

Glasgow

Steam 3 Cyl

2500 IHP

Master	From	To
W McWhinnie	8/1901	6/1903
E W Day	6/1903	6/1905
E Mais	12/1906	9/1907
E W Day	9/1907	6/1909
N R Neilson	6/1909	7/1910
L du R Wainwright	8/1910	8/1912
J Schultz	8/1912	9/1912
T M Lang	9/1912	1/1915
C R Purse	6/1915
C J Duncan	11/1917	11/1917

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