Carlow Castle

CARLOW CASTLE was built in 1917 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co at Newcastle with a tonnage of 5833grt, a length of 400ft, a beam of 53ft and a service speed of 10 knots.

Delivered in February 1917 for the cargo service she remained with the company until 1930 when she was sold to Mitchell, Cotts & Co and renamed Cape St. Columba.

Under her new owners she continued to serve in the South African market occasionally on charter to Union-Castle.

She was sold to Carras Bros of Chios in 1935 and renamed Adelfotis.

On 1st May 1943 she was torpedoed by U-182 in the Atlantic.

As Cape St Columba

As Adelfotis

Aground at South Shields

Life after Union-Castle Line

Master	From	To
G Sinclair	4/1917	4/1920
H J Wyatt	4/1920	6/1920
E A Singeisen	6/1920	8/1920
E S Vincent	9/1920	8/1921
A O Morgan	4/1921	6/1922
J Attwood	2/1921	12/1921
A H Hutchings	6/1966	8/1922
G J Whitfield	10/1922	8/1923
H P Basden-Smith	8/1923	1/1924
H B Harvey	3/1924	7/1924
G J Whitfield	7/1924	7/1925
C Le Brocq	7/1926	11/1926
W Stanley	11/1926	3/1927
E S Vincent	5/1927	4/1928
W Weller	4/1928	9/1928
E R Lawson	9/1928	10/1928
J S James	10/1928	2/1929
A H Hutchings	3/1929	11/1929
B Ray	12/1929	4/1930
W S Colbourne	4/1930	1930