Lowther Castle
 Official Number
91291

The Lowther Castle was one of five large vessels built at the Williamson shipyard at Workington for the Lancaster Shipowners Company (the others were Greystoke Castle, Lancaster Castle, Wray Castle and Pendragon Castle). The Lowther Castle was the second, an iron four-master launched in January, 1886.

The Lowther Castle was sold to German owners in 1897, and was renamed Marie before being broken-up in the same year.
 

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Lowther Castle
1886
 1782
262.1
 39.0
 23.3
 4
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. "Ships of West Cumberland" by Desmond G.Sythes (first published 1969, republished by The Friends of Whitehaven Museum, 1992) - information from Sheila Cartwright.
  2. Record of American and Foreign Shipping, 1895 : names master as Capt.Shepherd, vessel registered at Liverpool.
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