HMS Durham Castle
Photo courtesy of Joe McMillan Collection
| Name | HMS Durham Castle | ||
| Type: | Accommodation ship | ||
| Tonnage | 8,240 tons | ||
| Completed | 1904 - Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-57 (Claus Korth) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 1759 - See estimated map location (57.46N03.45W) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | to Scapa Flow | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in February 1904 as steam passenger ship Durham Castle for Union-Castle Mail SS Co Ltd, London. 1939 requisitioned by the Admiralty as stores and accommodation ship HMS Durham Castle. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 26 Jan, 1940, HMS Durham Castle struck a mine laid on 21 January by U-57 and sank 11 miles northeast of Cromarty, Scotland. The ship was in tow for Scapa Flow for use as an accommodation ship. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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