MV Carnarvon Castle

History
United Kingdom
Name	Carnarvon Castle
Owner	Union-Castle Line
Builder	Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number	595[1]
Launched	14 January 1926
Completed	26 June 1926[1]
Commissioned	9 October 1939
Decommissioned	December 1943
Fate	Scrapped in 1963
General characteristics
Tonnage	20,122 GRT 12,089 NRT
Length	As built: 656 ft (199.95 m) after 1937: 686 ft (209.09 m)
Beam	73 ft 6 in (22.40 m)
Installed power	3,364 nhp
Propulsion	As built: Twin Screw 2 Stroke Double Acting engine Burmeister and Wain 2 × 8 cylinders After 1938 refit: 2 × 10 cylinder 2 stroke double acting diesels 26,000 bhp (19,000 kW)
Speed	Cruising: 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) Max: 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	As built: 310 first class passengers 275 second class passengers 266 third class passengers After 1938 refit: 266 first class passengers 245 second class passengers 188 third class passengers After 1947 refit 607 in cabins 671 in dormitories After 1949 refit: 216 first class passengers 401 tourist passengers
Crew	350
Armament	As armed merchant cruiser 8 × 6-inch guns 2 x 3-inch anti-aircraft guns machine guns

MV Carnarvon Castle was an ocean liner of the Union-Castle Line. She was requisitioned for service as an auxiliary cruiser by the Royal Navy during the Second World War.