SS Castilian (1919)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Castilian |
| Owner | Westcott & Laurance Line |
| Operator | Ellerman Lines |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | Sir Raylton Dixon & Co |
| Yard number | 618 |
| Launched | 26 June 1919 |
| Completed | 1919 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | wrecked on rocks 12 February 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Shipping Controller Type C |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 331.3 ft (101.0 m) |
| Beam | 46.8 ft (14.3 m) |
| Depth | 23.2 ft (7.1 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 310 NHP |
| Propulsion | triple-expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
SS Castilian was a British cargo steamship and is now a dangerous wreck in the Irish Sea off the coast of North Wales. She was built in 1919 to a standard First World War design. In 1943 while carrying munitions she struck rocks off The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey and sank.
An exclusion zone under section 2 of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 (Prohibition on approaching dangerous wrecks) forbids scuba diving within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of the wreck because her explosive cargo remains dangerous.