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Union-Castle Line

Union-Castle - Page 2: The Castle Line

 

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. Dates in the Fleet List below are for combined Union SS and Union-Castle service. All Castle Line ships were transferred to the combined Union-Castle fleet in 1900.

 

 

Ships on This Page:-

Arundel Castle (3) - (1894-1905 - 4588gt)

Avondale Castle - (1897-1912 - 5530gt)

Braemar Castle (1) - (1898-1924 - 6266gt)

Dunottar Castle - (1890-1913 - 5625gt)

Garth Castle - (1880-1901 - 3537 gt)

Kildonan Castle - (1899-1931 - 9664gt)

Kinfauns Castle (2) - (1899-1927 - 9664gt)

 

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 - this page!

Union-Castle - Page 3 - Union-Castle 1900-1914

Union-Castle - Page 4 - Union-Castle 1915-1939

Union-Castle - Page 5 - Union-Castle 1940-1970

 

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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 Line

 

Page 2: The Castle Line

 

 

 

Garth Castle (1)

(1880-1901 - 3537gt)

 

Garth Castle (2) was built in 1880, passing to Union-Castle in 1900. She was sold the following year to Elder Dempster & Co.

 

 

Photographic postcard of Garth Castle (1).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dunottar Castle

(1890-1913 - 5625gt)

 

Dunottar Castle was built in 1889 for the Castle Line, passing to Union-Castle in 1900. Union-Castle became part of the Royal Mail Group in 1912, and Dunottar Castle was sold to Royal Mail the following year as the Caribbean. In 1914 she was taken over for use as an Armed Merchant Cruiser, and later Scapa Flow depot ship. In 1915 she sank off Cape Wrath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arundel Castle (3)

(1894-1905 - 4588gt)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avondale Castle

(1897-1912 - 5530gt)

 

Avondale Castle was built for the Castle Line in 1897 and transferred to Union-Castle Mail SS Co in 1900. In 1912 she was sold to Cie de Nav. Sud-Atlantique, Paris, and renamed Garonna.

 

 

Castle Line postcard of Avondale Castle.

 

 

 

Postcard of Avondale Castle at Lobito.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Braemar Castle (1)

(1898-1924 - 6266gt)

 

Braemar Castle was built for the Castle Line in 1898 and transferred to Union-Castle Mail SS Co in 1900. She was scrapped in 1924.

 

 

Union-Castle Line postcard of Braemar Castle.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of Braemar Castle in use as a hospital ship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kildonan Castle

(1899-1931 - 9664gt)

 

Kildonan Castle was built for the Castle Line in 1899 and transferred to Union-Castle Mail SS Co in 1900. She was scrapped in 1931.

 

 

Union-Castle Line postcard of Kildonan Castle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kinfauns Castle (2)

(1899-1927 - 9664gt)

 

Kinfauns Castle (2) was built for the Castle Line in 1899 and transferred to Union-Castle Mail SS Co in 1900. She was scrapped in 1927.

 

 

Union-Castle letter card of Kinfauns Castle.

 

 

 

F.G.O.Stuart colour art postcard of Kinfauns Castle.

First of three variations.

 

 

 

F.G.O.Stuart colour art postcard of Kinfauns Castle.

Background and publisher's name removed.

 

 

 

F.G.O.Stuart colour art postcard of Kinfauns Castle.

Serial number removed.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of Kinfauns Castle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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