Empire Castle
Ship Number
1125
Vessel Type
Standard 'd' Type
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
3
Launch Date
August 25, 1942
Delivered
January 31, 1943
Owner
Ministry of War Transport-Blue Star Line Ltd
Weight
7356 grt
BP Length
425 feet
Breadth
57 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
12 knots
Propulsion
6-Cyl. 2 S.C.D.A. Burmeister & Wain oil engines by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Glasgow
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
Empire Castle

[Nelson Star - Photograph courtesy R. Kent Johnson]
Launched as Empire Castle for the Ministry of War Transport. Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., appointed managers.
 
Purchased 30 May 1945 by Blue Star Line Ltd. and renamed Gothic Star
 
Renamed in 1947 as Nelson Star , renamed in 1958 as Patagonia Star
 
Sold  in May 1961 to Gregory Maritime Ltd., London and renamed Eirini.
 
Sold again in  1970 to Angila Shipping Co. Ltd., Cyprus and renamed Byzantium.
 
Laid up September 1970 at Gibraltar with engine trouble, sailed 31 July 1971 from Malaga for Puerto Santa Maria, Spain for demolition, demolition commenced: 17 August 1971 by Desguaces y Recuperaciones del Sur S.L.