MV Llangibby Castle
MV Llangibby Castle was a passenger liner of the Union-Castle Line, operating between 1929 and 1954. The ship was named after the castle at Llangybi, Monmouthshire. The ship was constructed by Harland and Wolff, at their shipyard in Govan, Glasgow. She was the first ship to utilise pressure charging in combination with exhaust gas boilers. The ship was principally employed by the company on the Round Africa service.
In naval service during World War II | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | MV Llangibby Castle |
| Owner | Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Govan, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 841 |
| Launched | 4 July 1929 |
| Completed | 21 November 1929 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping on 29 June 1954 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger liner |
| Tonnage | 11,951 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 485 ft 7 in (148.01 m) |
| Beam | 66 ft 2 in (20.17 m) |
| Depth | 29 ft 5 in (8.97 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
In 1940, the Llangibby Castle transported a number of Germans, who had been deported from Kenya and Tanganyika, due to the commencement of the Second World War, to Genoa, Italy. This occurred during the Phoney War, before Italy had formally entered the war against Britain and France. She was damaged during an air raid while docked in Liverpool on the night of on 21/22 December 1940.