GENERAL & SPECS
Nationality: British
Year Built: 1907
Length: 53.50 Meters (175.5 Feet)
Beam: 10.25 Meters (33.6 Feet)
Height: 21 Meters (68.8 Feet)
Draft: 4.75 Meters (15.5 Feet)
Hull Material: Steel
Propulsion: 2 Boilers, 1 Steam Engine, 1 Shaft, 1 Screw 3 Blades
Fictional Vessel: Yes
HISTORY / LORE
The SS Herstmonceux Castle was an ocean-going tramp steamer built in 1907 originally under the name “Arundel.” In 1928, she was sold and renamed “Herstmonceux,” and in 1937, she was sold to her final owners, the Welland Line, and renamed “Herstmonceux Castle.” She was going on 37 years of service when, on November 17, 1944, she left Buenos Aires for Colchester with a load of fertilizer and empty fuel barrels. She was last reported approximately 900 nautical miles off Argentina, and after that, she was never seen or heard of again. She was officially presumed lost 5 weeks after her last radio transmission, in which everything was supposedly going well. The most accepted theory is that she was sunk by enemy attack and sank before an SOS could be sent, likely during a storm that she was passing through, if it was not the storm itself.
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The British Merchant Steamer SS Herstmonceux Castle left Buenos Aires for Colchester loaded with fertilizer and empty barrels and was never seen again. 25 people lost their lives. - James Hart’s Encyclopedia of Vessels Lost at Sea Volume 3 1900 - 1950
LIST OF THOSE ONBOARD THE SS HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE WHEN SHE WAS SUNK
NAME
AGE
RANK
CONDITION
John W Tracy
66
Master
Presumed Deceased
Daniel P Royland
43
Chief Officer
Presumed Deceased
Joseph D Hall
48
Second Officer
Presumed Deceased
William R Orient
39
Third Officer
Presumed Deceased
Samuel J Pyrate
39
Radio Officer
Presumed Deceased
John T Karant
25
Able Bodied Seaman
Presumed Deceased
Donald S Clark
30
Able Bodied Seaman
Presumed Deceased
George Landers
21
Able Bodied Seaman
Presumed Deceased
Henry G Huller
36
Able Bodied Seaman
Presumed Deceased
John Ares
46
Boatswain
Presumed Deceased
Maxwell P Luth
38
Carpenter
Presumed Deceased
Arthur Y Edwards
55
Cook
Presumed Deceased
James S F Lark
20
Messman
Presumed Deceased
Charles R Reynolds
62
Chief Engineer
Presumed Deceased
Kálfr Mikkelson
33
1st Assistant Engineer
Presumed Deceased
Albert W Croy
41
2nd Assistant Engineer
Presumed Deceased
Edward J Treet
53
Chief Fireman
Presumed Deceased
Benjamin Graft
52
Assistant Fireman
Presumed Deceased
James H Wypirsen
29
Assistant Fireman
Presumed Deceased
Leslie S Williams
34
Oiler
Presumed Deceased
Thomas J Rits
40
Oiler
Presumed Deceased
Andrew Fitzgerald
23
Coal Passer
Presumed Deceased
Ernest K Lodd
35
Coal Passer
Presumed Deceased
Frank N Mills
56
Wiper
Presumed Deceased
James F Kirk
47
Machinist
Presumed Deceased
HOW TO MOVE
Use the starboard Throttle Lever in the bridge labeled "Telegraph"
HOW TO SINK
There is a lockable button in the Captain Cabin
Or there is also C4 in the same room for a more controlled sinking
MISC
This ship requires Inf Electricity
Inspired by the SS Sybil / SS Kolchis 1909
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE SHIP, AND I WILL TRY TO FIX THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR CHECKING OUT MY CREATION :D - Sebastian 235
