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Union-Castle Line
Union-Castle Page 4: 1915-1939
 
This page is still under construction!
 
This page is one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the Union-Castle Line. An alphabetical list of ships shown on this page is shown below. Below the table is a Fleet List in chronological order. There is a table of individual ship histories on the Union-Castle Header Page.
 
 
Ships on This Page:-
Arundel Castle (4) - (1921-1958 - 19,023gt)
Athlone Castle - (1934-1965 - 25,564gt)
Capetown Castle - (1938-1967 - 27,000gt)
Carnarvon Castle - (1926-1963 - 20122gt)
Dunbar Castle - (1930-1940 - 10,002gt)
Dunnottar Castle - (1936-1958 - 15,002gt)
Dunvegan Castle - (1938-1962 - 15,002gt)
Durban Castle (2) - (1936-1958 - 17,382gt)
Llandaff Castle - (1926-1942 - 10,786gt)
Llandovery Castle (2) - (1925-1953 - 10,640gt)
Llangibby Castle (2) - (1929-1954 - 11,951gt)
Roslin Castle (3) - (1935-1967 - 7016gt)
Stirling Castle - (1936-1966 - 25,550gt)
Pretoria Castle (1) - (1939-1942 - 17,383gt) - later Warwick Castle (4)
Warwick Castle (3) - (1930-1942 - 20,445gt)
Warwick Castle (4) - (1946-1962 - 17,383gt) - ex-Pretoria Castle (1)
Winchester Castle (1) - (1930-1960 - 20,109gt)
Windsor Castle (2) - (1915-1943 - 18,967gt)
 
Union-Castle Pages:-
Union-Castle Header Page
Union-Castle - Page 1 - Union SS Company up to 1900
Union-Castle - Page 2 - Castle Line up to 1900
Union-Castle - Page 3 - Union-Castle 1900-1914
Union-Castle - Page 4 - Union-Castle 1915-1939 - this page!
Union-Castle - Page 5 - Union-Castle 1940-1978
 
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References:-
UNION-CASTLE LINE - A Fleet History by Peter Newall: Published by Carmania Press in 1999
This is the definitive history of the Union-Castle Line - Available from Mainmast Books
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Union-Castle Fleet List
Page 4: 1915-1939
 
 
Windsor Castle (2)
(1915-1943 - 18,967gt)
 
Windsor Castle (2) was lost in an air attack in 1943.
 
 
Delightful colour postcard of Windsor Castle (2) at Durban.
 
 
 
Colour postcard of Windsor Castle (2) at Capetown.
 
 
 
Real Photographs postcard of Windsor Castle (2).
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Windsor Castle (2) at Capetown.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arundel Castle (4)
(1921-1958 - 19,023gt)
 
Union-Castle postcard of Arundel Castle (4) with four funnels.
 
 
 
Union-Castle postcard of Arundel Castle (4) with four funnels.
 
 
 
J.Salmon postcard of Arundel Castle (4) with four funnels.
 
 
 
C.R.Hoffman photographic postcard of Arundel Castle (4) with four funnels.
 
 
 
Kingsway photographic postcard of Arundel Castle (4) with four funnels.
 
 
 
Union-Castle postcard of Arundel Castle (4) with two funnels.
 
 
 
Union-Castle postcard of Arundel Castle (4) with two funnels.
Variation on image above.
 
 
 
J.Arthur Dixon postcard of Arundel Castle (4).
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Arundel Castle (4).
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Arundel Castle (4) at Capetown.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Llandovery Castle (2)
(1925-1953 - 10,640gt)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carnarvon Castle
(1926-1963 - 20122gt)
 
Union-Castle postcard of Carnarvon Castle with two funnels.
 
 
 
Union-Castle postcard of Carnarvon Castle with two funnels.
 
 
 
C.R.Hoffman photographic postcard of Carnarvon Castle with two funnels.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Carnarvon Castle with two funnels.
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Carnarvon Castle with single funnel.
 
 
 
C.R.Hoffman photographic postcard of Carnarvon Castle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Llandaff Castle
(1926-1942 - 10,786gt)
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Llandaff Castle.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Llandaff Castle.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Llandaff Castle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Llangibby Castle (2)
(1929-1954 - 11,951gt)
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Llangibby Castle (2).
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Llangibby Castle (2).
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Llangibby Castle (2).
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Llangibby Castle (2) on war service.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dunbar Castle
(1930-1940 - 10,002gt)
 
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Dunbar Castle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warwick Castle (3)
(1930-1942 - 20,445gt)
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Warwick Castle (3).
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Warwick Castle (3).
 
 
 
 
 
 
Winchester Castle (1)
(1930-1960 - 20,109gt)
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Winchester Castle (1).
 
 
 
C.R.Hoffman postcard of Winchester Castle (1).
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Winchester Castle (1).
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Winchester Castle (1).
 
 
 
C.R.Hoffman postcard of Winchester Castle (1).
 
 
 
 
 
 
Athlone Castle
(1934-1965 - 25,564gt)
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Athlone Castle.
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Athlone Castle.
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Athlone Castle.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Athlone Castle.
 
 
 
Terence McNally postcard of Athlone Castle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roslin Castle (3)
(1935-1967 - 7016gt)
 
Roslin Castle was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, entering service in 1935. She was the first of a series of R-Class refrigerated motorships. There were ten ships in total, although three were replacements for three war losses (one was also wrecked). The last was completed in 1946, and the last was withdrawn in 1971. Although of similar appearance, the ships were not all sisters since the size grew steadily to 8322gt for the final delivery Rustenberg Castle.
 
 
M.N.W.Edwards postcard Br.S.2 of Roslin Castle
Photo: M.N.W.Edwards, Table Bay, March 4th 1958
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dunnottar Castle
(1936-1958 - 15,002gt)
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Dunnottar Castle.
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Dunnottar Castle.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Dunnottar Castle.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Dunnottar Castle.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Dunnottar Castle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dunvegan Castle (2)
(1936-1958 - 15,002gt)
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Dunvegan Castle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Durban Castle (2)
(1936-1958 - 17,382gt)
 
Union-Castle postcard of Durban Castle.
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Durban Castle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stirling Castle
(1936-1966 - 25,550gt)
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Stirling Castle.
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Stirling Castle.
 
 
 
Union-Castle postcard of Stirling Castle.
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard of Stirling Castle.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Stirling Castle.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Stirling Castle at Durban.
 
 
 
Colour art postcard of Stirling Castle.






Capetown Castle
(1938-1967 - 27,000gt)

27000grt  -  702.9ft long  -  292/499 first/cabin pass  -  19knots


Capetown Castle was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast (yard no.986), who also built her Burmeister & Wain designed 10-cyl diesel engines totalling 24000bhp. Subsequent passenger ships for the mail service reverted to steam turbine power. She was launched on 23rd September 1937 and was delivered in April 1938.  Her first arrival at Cape Town was on 13th May 1938 on the mail service. She was requisitioned in 1940 and carried 164,000 troops and passengers before release in July 1946. After refit Capetown Castle returned to the mail service in January 1947, now accommodating 244 first and 553 cabin (later renamed tourist) class passengers. In October 1960 she suffered an engine room explosion off Las Palmas which killed seven. In 1965 an accelerated eleven and a half day mail service was introduced, for which Capetown Castle was too slow. She was replaced, along with Athlone Castle and Stirling Castle, by the new Southampton Castle and Good Hope Castle. Capetown Castle was used as a one-class ship carrying 776 passengers on an intermediate service taking fifteen days. In September 1966 she made two cruises to Palma but then returned to the mail service briefly because of delays to the delivery of Good Hope Castle. The last departure of Capetown Castle from Cape Town was on 23rd August 1967 and she departed Southampton for breaking up at La Spezia on September 26th.



Union-Castle postcard of Capetown Castle.



Union-Castle sepia postcard of Capetown Castle.



Union-Castle sepia postcard of Capetown Castle.



G.W.Hoffman postcard of Capetown Castle.



Photographic postcard of Capetown Castle.



Terence McNally postcard of Capetown Castle.






Pretoria Castle (1) (1939-1942 - 17,383gt)
Warwick Castle (4) (1946-1962 - 17,383gt)
 
Pretoria Castle (1) was an intermediate liner of 17,383 gross tons. She was sold to the Admiralty in 1942 and rebuilt into an aircraft carrier. In 1946 she was re-purchased by Union-Castle, and renamed Warwick Castle (4) when she re-entered service. She was sold for scrap in 1962.
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard as Pretoria Castle (1).
 
 
 
Union-Castle sepia postcard as Warwick Castle (4).
 
 
 
C.R.Hoffman postcard as Warwick Castle (4).
 
 
 
Photographic postcard as Warwick Castle (4).
 
 
 
Photographic postcard as Warwick Castle (4).






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