SA Vaal on its inauguration

Safmarine ship SA Vaal, 32696 tons, at Richard's Bay for its inauguration by Prime Minister BJ Vorster on 1 April 1976, escorted by SAAF planes. Photo: HA Williams.

Postcard no: BrS18

Warwick Castle on her maiden voyage

RMMV Warwick Castle, 20445 tons, on her maiden voyage to Cape Town seen crossing (possibly) the northbound Armadale Castle. Photo: Edwards Collection.

Postcard no: BrS66

Pretoria Castle in front of Table Mountain

RMS Pretoria Castle, 28705 tons, sailing from Table Bay for the UK on 5 October 1956. Photo: C Iliffe.

Postcard no: BrS14

Umgeni

SS Umgeni, 8149 tons, of the Natal Line of Steamers seen in Victoria Basin, Cape Town, 23 March 1953. Photo: Fr MNW Edwards.

Postcard no: BrS72(N)

Rowallan Castle

MV Rowallan Castle, 7801 tons, sailing from Cape Town in 1940. Courtesy of WSS Photo Library.

Postcard no: BrS71

Umlazi

SS Umlazi, 4276 tons, seen sailing from Durban. She was a ship of the Natal Line of Steamers which sailed between London and South & East Africa and India.

Postcard no: BrS70(N)

Sandgate Castle

SS Sandgate Castle, 7634 tons, underway sailing from a UK port. Courtesy of National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

Postcard no: BrS64.

Rowallan Castle sails from Table Bay

Refrigerated cargo vessel MV Rowallan Castle, 7943 tons, sailing from Table Bay, South Africa for the UK on 4 March 1968. Photo: CH Solomon.

Postcard no: BrS16

Carnarvon Castle with Durban Castle

RMMV Carnarvon Castle, 20148 tons, (with MV Durban Castle visible astern) seen in Port Elizabeth on 14 January 1956 en route to UK. Photo: Fr MNW Edwards.

Postcard no: BrS17

Pretoria Castle as an experimental aircraft carrier

HMS Pretoria Castle as an experimental aircraft carrier during flying trials in 1944. She was returned to the Union Castle Line after the Second World War and renamed Warwick Castle. Courtesy of Imperial War Museum.

Postcard no: BrS19

Rustenburg Castle arrives in Cape Town

Refrigerated cargo vessel MV Rustenburg Castle, 8322 tons, arriving in Cape Town on 20 March 1971. Photo: CH Solomon.

Postcard no: BrS22

Dunbar Castle in front of Table Mountain

MV Dunbar Castle, 10002 tons, sailing from Table Bay, Cape Town, for coast ports 30 March 1939. Photo: Mr N Edwards.

Postcard no: BrS25

Rothesay Castle in Table Bay

MV Rothesay Castle, 9360 tons, sailing from Table Bay, Cape Town on 8 August 1970. Photo: CH Solomon.

Postcard no: BrS26

Kenya Castle in Zanzibar

SS Kenya Castle, 17041 tons, anchored at Zanzibar, 3/4 June 1955. Photo: JB Boulton.

Postcard no: BrS27

Winchester Castle in Cape Town

RMMV Winchester Castle, 20109 tons, sailing from Victoria Basin, Cape Town, in 1932. Photo: Cornish Collection.

Postcard no: BrS29

Richmond Castle at sea

Refrigerated cargo vessel MV Richmond Castle, 7971 tons, crossing the Cape Town Castle between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth on 9 January 1955, en route to Port Elizabeth. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.

Postcard no: BrS30

Arundel Castle and Table Mountain

RMS Arundel Castle, 19203 tons, sails out of Victoria Basin, Cape Town, in 1931. Photo: Cornish Collection.

Postcard no: BrS 32

Durham Castle in Cape Town

SS Durham Castle, 8217 tons, sails from Victoria Basin, Cape Town in 1925. Photo: Cornish Collection.

Postcard no: BrS 33

Riebeeck Castle final voyage

Refrigerated cargo vessel MV Riebeeck Castle, 8355 tons, sails from Table Bay on her final voyage on 13 June 1971. Photo: Ian Shiffman.

Postcard no: BrS 8

Oranje

Safmarine ship SA Oranje, 28705 tons, sailing from Table Bay, Cape Town for the UK in July 1975. Photo: Dr EM Cornish.

Postcard no: BrS 7 (SA)

Rhodesia Castle

SS Rhodesia Castle, 17041 tons, at Port Elizabeth on 7 March 1958 en route to London via the East Coast. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.

Postcard no: BrS 6

Edinburgh Castle at sunrise

This beautiful photograph of RMS Edinburgh Castle was taken as the Union Castle ship arrived in Table Bay from the UK at dawn on 31 January 1963. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.

Postcard no: BrS 4

Pendennis Castle in Table Bay

RMS Pendennis Castle, 28582 tons, sailing from Table Bay on the last lap of her maiden voyage to the UK on 30 January 1959. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.

Postcard no: BrS 3

Grantully Castle

SS Grantully Castle, 7606 tons, berthed at South Arm, Victoria Basin, Cape Town, c.1919. Photo: Cornish Collection.

Postcard no: BrS 37

Dover Castle in Cape Town

SS Dover Castle, 8271 tons, sailing from Victoria Basin, Cape Town, c. 1909. Photo: Cornish Collection

Postcard no: BrS 38

James Clark Ross

RRS James Clark Ross, 5732 tons, at King Edward Point, South Georgia. Photo: TK Lay

Postcard no: Pole 39

Akademik Fyodoro

Russian polar research ship MV Akademik Fyodoro, 12660 tons, sails from Cape Town for Antarctica. Photo: Dr EM Cornish

Postcard no: Pole 7

Polarstern

German government polar research/ supply ship MV Polarstern, 12558 tons, seen arriving in Cape Town. She regularly visits Antarctica. Photo: Dr. EM Cornish.

Postcard no: Pole 9

RSA

MV RSA, 1550 tons, arrives in Cape Town in December 1961 prior to her maiden voyage to S.A.N.A.E. on 25 January 1962. Photo: Robert Pabst.

Postcard no. TdC 101

Federico C

SS Federico C, 20416 tons, called at Tristan da Cunha on 7 March 1980 to pick up passengers.

Postcard no. TdC 89

James McHenry

The Liberty Ship USS James McHenry, 7176 tons. This vessel called at Tristan da Cunha on 22 May 1943, possibly bound for Cape Town. Photo courtesy of WSS Photo Library.

Postcard no. TdC 92

Andes

RMS Andes, 26689, called at Tristan da Cunha on 6 February 1958. Artist: Frank Mason. Reproduced by kind permission of Furness Group Archives.

Postcard no. TdC 88

Tristania

MFV Tristania (ex Isolda), 636 tons, seen at Tristan da Cunha on 14 January 1961.

Postcard no. TdC 38

Professor Molchanov

Russian research vessel MS Professor Molchanov, 6450 tons, at Aberdeen in May 1998. She called at both Tristan da Cunha and Antarctica in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.

Postcard nos: TdC 93; Pole 29

Good Hope Castle speeds out of Table Bay

RMMV Good Hope Castle, 13152 tons, seen sailing out of Table Bay for the UK on 7 June 1977. Photo: Union Castle Calendar.

Balmoral Castle and Table Mountain

RMS Balmoral Castle, 13361 tons, sails for the UK from Victoria Basin, Cape Town, in January 1932. Photo: Cornish Collection.

Garth Castle

SS Garth Castle, 7610 tons, arrives in Victoria Basin, Cape Town from the UK on 3 January 1931. Photo: Cornish Collection.

Stirling Castle in Durban

RMMV Stirling Castle, 25554 tons, seen at Durban on 5 December 1955. A Buries Marks cargo vessel (possibly La Hacienda) lies ahead. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.

Stirling Castle as an immigrant ship

HMT Stirling Castle, 25554 tons, seen as an immigrant ship just after the Second World War (possibly at Colombo). Photo: A Wells.

Armadale Castle

RMS Armadale Castle, 12973 tons, sails from Victoria Basin, Cape Town, to the UK on 5 September 1930. Photo: Cornish Collection.

Carnarvon Castle in Cape Town

RMMV Carnarvon Castle, 20063 tons, sails from Victoria Basin, Cape Town, on 28 March 1933. Photo: Cornish Collection.

Dunvegan Castle

MV Dunvegan Castle, 15007 tons, sails from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 9 December 1938. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.

Durban Castle in Port Elizabeth

MV Durban Castle, 17383 tons, seen at Port Elizabeth on 14 January 1956, en route up the up the East Coast and to the UK. Photo: Fr MNW Edwards.

Rochester Castle at St Helena

MV Rochester Castle, 7795 tons, anchored at St Helena in 1946 shortly after wartime accoutrements had been removed. Photo: D Campbell.

Windsor Castle in Cape Town

RMS Windsor Castle, 18967 tons, sails out of Victoria Basin, Cape Town in c. 1925. Photo: Cornish Collection.

Winchester Castle final voyage

 
RMMV Winchester Castle, 20109 tons, sails on her last voyage from Cape Town on 9 September 1960. Photo: Fr MNW Edwards.

Athlone Castle after the war

RMMV Athlone Castle, 25564 tons, at Duncan Dock, Cape Town on 12 January 1956. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.

Briton

RMS Briton, 1024 tons, berthed in Victoria Basin, Cape Town, in December 1907. Photo: Cornish Collection.

Dundrum Castle

SS Dundrum Castle, 5259 tons, arriving at port in 1934. Photo: Fr MNW Edwards.

Walmer Castle

RMS Walmer Castle, 12546 tons, sailing from Victoria Basin, Cape Town, to the UK on 27 August 1902. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards