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- The Patris was the first large liner in the Chandris fleet,
and she was bought in 1959. She was previously the Union-Castle
Liner Bloemfontein
Castle, and
was built in 1950 at Harland and Wolff. She was unusual for the
time in being a one-class ship. This one-class experiment was
not a success, hence the short life of only 9 years with U-C.
She was refitted in only three weeks for Chandris service, between
Europe and Australia. In 1976, Chandris sold Patris to Karageorgis Lines, who renamed
her Mediterranean Island, then Mediterranean Star. She was used as ferry until sold to Pakistan
breakers in 1989.
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- Bloemfontein
Castle
- Union-Castle Lines
- Patris - Chandris Lines
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- Karageorgis Lines
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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
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- Bloemfontein Castle
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- An official
U-C card of Bloemfontein Castle.
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- An official
U-C card of Bloemfontein Castle.
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- A modern
card of Bloemfontein Castle, published by the Revd.Father
M.N.W.Edwards.
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Photo was taken by M.N.W.Edwards in East London on March 20th,
1958.
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limited edition print run of this card, serial number BrS5, is
now sold out.
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- Patris
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- Official
Chandris card of Patris, without blue hull riband.
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- Official
Chandris card of Patris, with blue hull riband added.
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- Mediterranean Star
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- In 1976,
Chandris sold Patris to Karageorgis Lines, who renamed
her Mediterranean Island, then Mediterranean Star.
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was used as ferry until sold to Pakistan breakers in 1989. The
card is Ramsey Postcards serial number 18.
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