Harland and Wolff - Shipbuilding and Engineering Works

	Dromore Castle
	Ship Number		539
	Vessel Type		B Type Cargo Ship
	Built		Greenock Yard


	Launch Date		August 28, 1919

	Delivered		November 25, 1919
	Owner		Shipping Controller (Union-Castle Mail Steam)
	Weight		5242 grt
	BP Length		400 feet
	Breadth		52 feet
	No. of Screws		Single
	Speed (approx)		11.5 knots
	Propulsion		T3Cyl. (27, 44 & 73 - 48)in. 180lb. 517NHP by Caird & Company
	Official No.		143836
	Registered		London
	Fate		Sank




	Launched as the *War Poplar* on 28th August 1919 she was completed as the Dromore Castle as a modified 'B' type standard ship with extra derrick posts. In 1941 she was deployed carrying war materials across the Atlantic and on 12th December 1942 was mined and sunk whilst in a convoy 20 miles south-east of the River Humber without any loss of life.