Hawarden Castle


Service in The Boer War - 1899 to 1902

Regiment

Sailed

Arrived

Princess Victoria’s Royal Irish Fusiliers - 2nd Battalion

23 October from Southampton

12 November at Cape Town

Life after Union-Castle Line Line

As Booth Line’s Cyril

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

Hawarden Castle

1883

1883 Deployed to The Cape Mail Service

1899 Requisitioned for Trooping duties for The Boer War

1904 Sold to Booth Line

4341

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

87076

John Elder

Glasgow

John Elder

Glasgow

Steam 2 Cyl

600 NHP

1

Master

From

To

M P Webster

1883


J B Harrison

1889


R Duncan

1/1890

10/1890

H Rigby

1896

11/1898

W W Verall

7/1901

10/1901

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