Castillo Almansa - Collection C. Kleiss
       When the Civil War finished many vessels found sunk or damaged at different ports were seized. One of them was the Stancroft, sunk at Barcelona. After refloated and repaired was renamed on 1941 as Castillo Almansa. She was before Neoptolemos and Greenbatt. She was sunk on 1959 to Marcosa and renamed Valira, being scrapped on 1967.
Shipyard / Year J. Priestman / 1908
Dead weight 2,100 MT
Gross register 1,407 GRT
Lenght 73.2 mtr
Breadth 11.0 mtr
Depth 4.8 mtr
Propulsion Reciprocating triple expansion
Power 720 H.P.
Transferred 1942 from
Owner Gerencia de Buques Incautados
Name Castillo Almansa
Sold 1959 to
Owner Marcosa
Name Valira
Scrapped Gijón - 1967



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