HMS Durham Castle
British Accommodation ship
Photo courtesy of Cornish 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 | 57° 41'N, 3° 54'W - Grid AN 1759 | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rosyth - Scapa Flow | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in February 1904 as steam passenger ship Durham Castle for Union-Castle Mail SS Co Ltd, London. In September 1939 requisitioned by the Admiralty as stores and accommodation ship HMS Durham Castle. | ||
| Notes on event | On 26 January 1940 HMS Durham Castle struck a mine laid on 21 January by U-57 and sank 3 miles east of Cromarty Firth, during a gale and in severe icy conditions. The ship was in tow by the tug HMS Watermeyer for use as a blockship at Scapa Flow. | ||
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