Basic Site Details
| Name: | SS Kinfauns Castle |
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| Country: | Scotland |
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| Notes: | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- built by Fairfield Govan, Yard No 407 Engines by Fairfiekd SB & E Co -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Propulsion: Twin screws driven by a quadruple expasion engine, by builder, speed 17.5 knots Launched: Friday, 12/05/1899 Built: 1899 Ship Type: Passenger Vessel Castle Mail Packets Company 1900 Union-Castle Mail SS Co. 1916-1919 Admiralty as AMC and minelayer Status: Arrived for Scrapping - 03/10/1927 Stuart Gray suggests this is the house but DMW suggests it is much more likely to the liner of this name. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Ship | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1902 | Build/construction | Perhaps before 1902? Interior fittings | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| William Flockhart | A | 1902 | Interior fittings? Stuart Gray gives this date but since the ship was launched in 1899 it is possible the work by Flockhart is actually before 1902. | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gray, A Stuart | 1985 | Edwardian Architecture: A Biographical Dictionary | |||
| http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt | http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt | Accessed March 2013 | |||