Rowallan Castle
Ship Number
1013
Vessel Type
Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
6
Launch Date
December 8, 1938
Delivered
March 11, 1939
Owner
Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co.
Weight
7798 grt
BP Length
450 feet
Breadth
63 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
16 knots
Propulsion
Harland and Wolff - B & W Direct Acting (D.A.) Diesel
Official No.
167199
Registered
London
Fate
Sank
Rowallan Castle

When she was delivered on 11th March 1939 Harland & Wolff recorded a loss of £30,000 on the building of the last two vessels of the class.
 
On 14th February 1942, while participating in convoy MW 9B from Alexandria to Malta, she was bombed by German aircraft and reduced to a hulk.  She was taken in tow by the destroyer HMS Zulu but as she was clearly settling in the water Admiral Cunningham ordered her to be sunk.