DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE

Frank P · Oct 7, 2005

Hi Paul,

That looks like the ship, they were loading ahead of us at Seven Islands. I think she was around 130,000 tns.

cheers Frank

tanker · Oct 8, 2005

She became GLOBAL AMBITION -81 and GLOBAL HOPE-82 i think scrapped few year
after.(they were various Sist/sim. built from 1968).
Gp

ruud · Oct 8, 2005

Ahoy,
Indeed built at Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd.-Haverton Hill Shipyard[18]in 1970
IMO:6928747
Call Sign:GZRW
Type:Bulk Carrier[Heave Cargoes]
Company:Bamburgh Shipping Co.Ltd
Owner:Souter Hamlet Ltd.
P.o.R.:Newcastle
Flag: U.K
LOA x B x D: 260.61 x 40.77 x 14.117
DWT:57.133
BRT:101.858
Eng: 2SA 840x1800 15.442kW[20.700bhp] B&W
Speed:15.75

David Wilcockson · Oct 8, 2005

Ruud
You have DWT & BRT figures wrong way round.
Sailed on similar vessel Rudby built by Harland & Wolff,
Gross tonnage 57254, DeadWeighT 105,000
David

john shaw · Jun 23, 2006

I was in this ship several times as a deck officer-- 105,000 dwt-- I loved this ship, and had some of my happiest memories as a late teens/early twenties male in her in the 1970s. She was apparently sold on later to Ben Line before becoming the "Global" ships.There was a sister ship several years later, "Alnwick Castle"

gdynia · Jun 23, 2006

Grew up one mile from the Castle she was named after her and watched her on her trials off the Northumberland Coast

Tony Crompton · Jun 23, 2006

I was on her when she was launched. Doing a training trip with a Senior Pilot.
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Tony C

Ian Menzies · Jun 24, 2006

Anwick Castle was bareboat chartered to the Australian National Line and sailed for many years on the Hedland~Port Kembla iron ore run. Last saw her in the early 80s of Pusan under the Korean flag.
ian

Paul Barford · Nov 10, 2006

Dunstanburgh Castle was aquired b Ben Line in 1976 and retained her name until being sold in 1981 and scrapped in 1994

Alnwick Castle was similarly aquired and renamed later as Benwyvis

Another "Castle" was the Ros Castle which became Benledi in 1976, she was sold in 1984 and later scrapped in 1999. These ships were sold off at the begining of the demise of Ben Line as a ship-owner.

calvin · Feb 3, 2011

i joined her in mizushima to huasco de chile back japan then port headland to japan then port dampier to ijumiuden then pepel were watchman had leg chopped of by forward mooring rope then rotterdam to lisnave drydock in lisbon crew paid off i joined her after new six months old

DUNSTANBURGH CASTLE

Frank P

tanker

ruud

David Wilcockson

john shaw

gdynia

Tony Crompton

Ian Menzies

Paul Barford

calvin

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