http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/101/SG765-200x120.jpg Glengorm Castle was a member of the "G" class and was built as the GERMAN. Built by harland and Wolff and launched on the 4th August 1898. Her maiden arrival at Capetown was on 29th January 1899. A few days after complet...

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Edinburgh Castle (3) was launched on 16th October 1947. She was built by Harland and Wolff to replace the Warwick Castle which was sunk in the war. In June 1965 she had a major refit which gave a new mast layout. She made her final departure from Capetown on 27th May 1976 when she was sold for break...

http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/90/SG767-200x118.jpg Durham Castle was the first of the "D" class of West coast Intermediate ships. Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding of Glasgow, she was launched on 17th December 1903. She remained on the intermediate service during the First ...

BALMORAL CASTLE. Passenger. Built by Fairfield SB & Eng. Co. Ltd. on the Clyde for Union Castle Mail Steamship Co Ltd. Launched 13 Nov 1909. Completed Feb 1910 L570' (173.74m) B64'6" (19.61m) Dr31'5" Dp38'9" (11.81m) 13,363Gt 7,512Nt . Two sets quadruple expansion engines 2,234 nh...

http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/73/SG708-200x134.jpg http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/sg653a.thumbnail.jpg Union Castle Dunnottar Castle was decommissioned after her 49th voyage and sold to Incres S.S. Co., Monrovia and renamed Victoria. Used on New York-West In...

Dunnottar Castle was built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast and launched in January 1936, with her maiden voyage on the mail service on July 10th 1936. She was used on the Tilbury - round Africa service until 1939 when she was requisitioned by the Admiralty. On October 14th 1939 she was commissioned as...

The Phoebe was built in 1851 by Denny at Dumbarton for the South American service of Preston and Company, and was acquired by the Union Line in January 1858, for their South African service. She made her first voyage to Cape Town six days under the contract time and established a reputation as a ver...

Built by Harland and Wolff and delivered to Union Castle 31st March 1938. At that time she was the longest floating motorship in the world. Requisitioned in 1940 as a troopship. In 1943 she trooped USA-UK during Operation Bolero build up for D-Day. Released back to Union castle in 1946 and, after re...

Built by Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, for Hamburg-South America Line. Fitted out for her maiden voyage when war broke out in 1914. It was decided to arm her as a merchant raider under the name of Vineta but the plan was scrapped and she was decommissioned and reverted to her original name. After hostili...

Avondale Castle was built for the Castle Line's intermediate service. She was built by the Fairfield Ship Building and Engineering Co of Glasgow and was launched on the 5th November 1896. Her maiden arrival in Capetown was on the 22nd February 1897. In November 1899 she was arrested by the contraban...