SS ''Sizergh Castle'' was a British

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that sprang a leak and foundered in the

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, while sailing from Galveston, Texas, United States to

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, Belgium with a cargo of wheat.

Construction

''Sizergh Castle'' was constructed at the William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. shipyard in

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, England. She was completed in 1903. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of , assessed at . She had a triple-expansion steam engine rated at 349

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driving a single screw propeller.

Sinking

On 7 October 1919, ''Sizergh Castle'' was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States, to

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

, Belgium, with a cargo of wheat when she sprang a leak and foundered in the

(). There were no casualties.

References

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