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'''HMS ''Carnarvon Castle''''' was an [[auxiliary cruiser]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] during the 20th century, named after [[Caernarfon Castle]]. |
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|Ship builder= [[Harland and Wolff]], [[Belfast]] |
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|Ship launched= 14 January 1926 |
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|Ship completed= 26 June 1926 |
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|Ship commissioned=9 October 1939 |
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|Ship decommissioned= December 1943 |
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|Ship owner= [[Union-Castle Line]] |
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|Ship fate= Scrapped in 1963 |
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|Ship tonnage= 20,122 [[Gross Register Tons|GRT]]<br>12,089 [[Net Register Tonnage|NRT]] |
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|Ship power=3,364 [[Nominal horsepower|nhp]] |
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|Ship propulsion= '''As built''':<br>Twin Screw<br>2 Stroke Double Acting engine<br>[[Burmeister and Wain]] 2 x 8 cylinders <br>'''After 1938 refit''':<br>2 x 10 cylinder 2 stroke double acting diesels<br>26,000 [[Brake horsepower|BHP]] |
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|Ship armament='''As armed merchant cruiser'''<br>8 x 6-inch guns<br>anti-aircraft guns<br>machine guns |
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|Ship speed= Cruising: {{convert|16|kn|0|lk=in|abbr=on}}<br>Max: {{convert|18|kn|0|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship capacity='''As built''':<br>310 first class passengers<br>275 second class passengers<br>266 third class passengers<br>'''After 1938 refit''':<br>266 first class passengers<br>245 second class passengers<br>188 third class passengers<br>'''After 1949 refit''':<br>216 first class passengers<br>401 tourist passengers |
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'''MV ''Carnarvon Castle''''' was an [[ocean liner]] of the [[Union-Castle Line]]. She was briefly requisitioned for service as an [[auxiliary cruiser]] by the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[Second World War]]. |
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''Carnarvon Castle'' was built by [[Harland and Wolff]], [[Belfast]] and launched on 14 January 1926. She was completed on 26 June 1926 and entered service for the [[Union-Castle Line]]. She was named after [[Caernarfon Castle]]. She was the first of the Union-Castle [[Royal Mail Ship|mail ships]] to exceed 20,000 tons, and was the first motor ship to be used on the sailings between Britain and the [[Cape of Good Hope]]. She had two squat funnels, the forward-most of which was a dummy. She served on the route until 1936, when a revised contract to carry the mails required a speed of at least {{convert|19|kn|0|abbr=on}}, which would result in a voyage to the Cape lasting no more than 13 and a half days. ''Carnarvon Castle'' required a refit and was reworked by her original builders between 1937 and 1938. Her engines were replaced, a single funnel replaced the original two, and her passenger capacity was altered. After undergoing [[seatrial]]s on 26 June 1938, she returned to her original route on 8 July, setting a new record for the passage to the Cape of 12 days, 13 hours, 38 minutes. The record stood until 1954. |
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| ⚫ | ''Carnarvon Castle'' was at [[Cape Town]] at the outbreak of the Second World War, and was requisitioned by the Royal Navy on 8 September 1939. She sailed to the naval base at [[Simonstown]] and was converted to an [[armed merchant cruiser]]. Commissioned as HMS ''Carnarvon Castle'' on 9 October, she sailed into the [[South Atlantic]]. On 5 December she encountered the [[German auxiliary cruiser Thor|German auxiliary cruiser ''Thor'']] and had a five hour running battle with her.<ref>{{cite news |first= John W.|last= White|authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Nazis Protest Aid to Raider's Victim. Object in Uruguay to Giving Carnarvon Castle 72 Hours to Mend Battle Scars |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30715FE3458127A93C2A81789D95F448485F9 |quote=The German Government, through its Minister in Montevideo, [[Otto Langmann]], made a formal diplomatic protest this afternoon against... |work=[[New York Times]] |date=December 10, 1940 |accessdate=2009-05-22 }}</ref><ref name="Pirate">{{cite book |last=Duffy |first=James P. |title=Hitler's secret pirate fleet: the deadliest ships of World War II |year=2001 |publisher=Praeger |location=Westport, CN |isbn=0-275-96685-2 |url= http://books.google.com/books/about/Hitler_s_Secret_Pirate_Fleet.html?id=H41M5lN5cGkC}}</ref> She suffered heavily in the battle, sustaining 27 hits causing 4 dead and 27 wounded. The ''Thor'' was apparently undamaged in the encounter. ''Carnarvon Castle'' put into [[Montevideo]] for repairs, and was repaired with steel plate reportedly salvaged from the ''[[German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee|Graf Spee]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Search For Raider |url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70C15F7355A167A93CBA91789D95F448485F9 |quote=The British auxiliary cruiser Carnarvon Castle, hit twenty-two times in a battle with a German sea raider, was being repaired tonight with steel plates reportedly taken from the scuttled German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. |work=[[New York Times]] |date=December 9, 1940 |accessdate=2009-05-22 }}</ref> |
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[[File:Postcard RMMV Carnarvon Castle.jpg|thumb|left|''Carnarvon Castle'' after her 1938 refit]] |
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''Carnarvon Castle''{{'}}s career as an armed merchant cruiser came to an end when she was decommissioned in December 1943. There were plans to convert her into an [[aircraft carrier]], but these were abandoned and she underwent a conversion to a [[troopship]] at [[New York]] in 1944. She remained on trooping duties after the war, and was finally released from naval service in March 1947. Returned to her original owners, she was back on the route to South Africa by June 1947, and was again refitted by Harland and Wolff in early 1949. Resuming service on 15 June 1950, she served until her retirement and sale. She arrived at [[Mihara, Hiroshima|Mihara]], Japan on 8 September 1963 and was scrapped. |
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| Name | Carnarvon Castle |
| Owner | Union-Castle Line |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Launched | 14 January 1926 |
| Completed | 26 June 1926 |
| Commissioned | 9 October 1939 |
| Decommissioned | December 1943 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1963 |
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| Tonnage | list error: <br /> list (help) 20,122 GRT 12,089 NRT |
| Length | 686 ft (209.09 m) |
| Beam | 73 ft 6 in (22.40 m) |
| Installed power | 3,364 nhp |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) As built: Twin Screw 2 Stroke Double Acting engine Burmeister and Wain 2 x 8 cylinders After 1938 refit: 2 x 10 cylinder 2 stroke double acting diesels 26,000 BHP |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) Cruising: 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) Max: 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity | list error: <br /> list (help) As built: 310 first class passengers 275 second class passengers 266 third class passengers After 1938 refit: 266 first class passengers 245 second class passengers 188 third class passengers After 1949 refit: 216 first class passengers 401 tourist passengers |
| Crew | 350 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) As armed merchant cruiser 8 x 6-inch guns anti-aircraft guns machine guns |
MV Carnarvon Castle was an ocean liner of the Union-Castle Line. She was briefly requisitioned for service as an auxiliary cruiser by the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
Construction and early career
Carnarvon Castle was built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast and launched on 14 January 1926. She was completed on 26 June 1926 and entered service for the Union-Castle Line. She was named after Caernarfon Castle. She was the first of the Union-Castle mail ships to exceed 20,000 tons, and was the first motor ship to be used on the sailings between Britain and the Cape of Good Hope. She had two squat funnels, the forward-most of which was a dummy. She served on the route until 1936, when a revised contract to carry the mails required a speed of at least 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph), which would result in a voyage to the Cape lasting no more than 13 and a half days. Carnarvon Castle required a refit and was reworked by her original builders between 1937 and 1938. Her engines were replaced, a single funnel replaced the original two, and her passenger capacity was altered. After undergoing seatrials on 26 June 1938, she returned to her original route on 8 July, setting a new record for the passage to the Cape of 12 days, 13 hours, 38 minutes. The record stood until 1954.
War service
Carnarvon Castle was at Cape Town at the outbreak of the Second World War, and was requisitioned by the Royal Navy on 8 September 1939. She sailed to the naval base at Simonstown and was converted to an armed merchant cruiser. Commissioned as HMS Carnarvon Castle on 9 October, she sailed into the South Atlantic. On 5 December she encountered the German auxiliary cruiser Thor and had a five hour running battle with her.[1][2] She suffered heavily in the battle, sustaining 27 hits causing 4 dead and 27 wounded. The Thor was apparently undamaged in the encounter. Carnarvon Castle put into Montevideo for repairs, and was repaired with steel plate reportedly salvaged from the Graf Spee.[3]
Carnarvon Castle's career as an armed merchant cruiser came to an end when she was decommissioned in December 1943. There were plans to convert her into an aircraft carrier, but these were abandoned and she underwent a conversion to a troopship at New York in 1944. She remained on trooping duties after the war, and was finally released from naval service in March 1947. Returned to her original owners, she was back on the route to South Africa by June 1947, and was again refitted by Harland and Wolff in early 1949. Resuming service on 15 June 1950, she served until her retirement and sale. She arrived at Mihara, Japan on 8 September 1963 and was scrapped.
References
- ^ White, John W. (December 10, 1940). "Nazis Protest Aid to Raider's Victim. Object in Uruguay to Giving Carnarvon Castle 72 Hours to Mend Battle Scars". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
The German Government, through its Minister in Montevideo, Otto Langmann, made a formal diplomatic protest this afternoon against...
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Duffy, James P. (2001). Hitler's secret pirate fleet: the deadliest ships of World War II. Westport, CN: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-96685-2.
- ^ "Search For Raider". New York Times. December 9, 1940. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
The British auxiliary cruiser Carnarvon Castle, hit twenty-two times in a battle with a German sea raider, was being repaired tonight with steel plates reportedly taken from the scuttled German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)