SS Stirling Castle
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ss-stirling-castle-298-17604348
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SS Stirling Castle
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SS Stirling Castle was built by J.Elder & Co in Glasgow in 1882 and entered service with Thomas Skinner & Co., London in the tea trade from China. At 418.6 ft with a 50 ft beam, she measured 4,826 tons gross and 2,951 tons nett. She had a compound engine of 1500 horsepower and boilers which operated at 100 pounds per square inch (690 kPa). On trials, she achieved 18.41 knots and, in 1883, on a racing homeward passage loaded with tea, achieved an average speed of 16.5 knots. She held a long-stand
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Stirling_Castle
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2023-08-28T19:40:54Z
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