Walmer Castle (ship)

Several vessels have been named Walmer Castle for Walmer Castle:


 * Walmer Castle was an East Indiaman. She made nine voyages for the British East India Company. She then was a transport and was finally broken up in 1821.
 * Walmer Castle was launched at London as an East Indiaman. Until 1855 she sailed primarily to India, though she made at least two voyages carrying emigrants to Australia.
 * Walmer Castle was launched at Sunderland. She sailed between England and China, India, Australia, and Java. A fire on Christmas Day 1877 destroyed her.
 * SS Walmer Castle, of, was launched at Glasgow. She became SS Valencia (1880), and then SS Gaw Quan Sia (1889). On 16 December 1889 she collided with SS Leerdam (ex-SS Nederland). Both vessels sank.
 * RMS Walmer Castle was a passenger ship for Union-Castle Line, launched on 6 July 1901 and completed 20 February 1902. The British government requisitioned her in 1917 and she then served as a troop ship in the North Atlantic. She returned to mercantile service after the war and was scrapped in 1932.
 * MV Walmer Castle (1936) was launched 17 September 1936 and completed 30 November as a cargo ship for Union-Castle Line. During WWII she became a convoy rescue ship. She was with Convoy OG 74 on 13 September 1941 when bombs from a German Condor bomber struck her. The damage to Walmer Castle was so extensive she had to be sunk by the convoy escorts.