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| Name | Nationality | Location | Date Lost | |
| Caerphilly Castle | British | Atlantic | 1940 | |
| Caerphilly Castle : Ebor Elect | |||
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| Owner | Consolidated Fisheries Ltd, Swansea | ||
| Flag | British | Builder | Charles Rennoldson & Co, South Shields |
| Port | Swansea | Build Date | 1919 |
| Official No | 136087 | Material | Steel |
| Tonnage nrt/grt | 113 / 275 | ||
| Ship type | Screw Steamer | Dimensions | 125.3 | 23.4 | 12.6 |
| Ships Role | Fishing Vessel | Rigging Style | |
| Super Structure | |||
| Hull | |||
| Quarter Deck 72 ft, Forecastle 22 ft, 2 Bulkheads. | |||
| Machinery | |||
| Trible expansion 3cyl (12½, 21½ & 35 - 26ins), 87nhp. One single ended boiler. single screw. Engine built by Smith’s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough. |
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| Wreck Location | Off Loophead, Atlantic | ||
| Date Lost | 27/01/1940 | Captain | |
| Cause | Bombed by A/C | Crew Lost | 3 |
| Position | 52.35n / -12.00w | Passengers Lost | |
| Google Map Location | |||
| History | |||
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Bombed by a German Condor aircraft at approx 75 nautical miles west of Loophead. Three crew were killed in the attack nine were rescued by another vessel. |
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