Union-Castle Line

Union-Castle Line

The Union-Castle Line was a prominent shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and freighters between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977.

The company originated as Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, Ltd on 8 March 1900 with the merger of Union Line and Castle Shipping Line, with Castle Shipping Line taking over the fleet.

Union-Castle named all their ships with the suffix "Castle" in their names. They were well known for the lavender hulled liners with black and red funnels, running on a rigid timetable between Southampton and Cape Town. Every Thursday at 4pm a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Southampton bound for Cape Town. At the same time, a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Cape Town bound for Southampton.

In December 1999, the Union-Castle name was revived for a millennium cruise; the P&O ship "Victoria" was chartered for a 60-day cruise around Africa, and had its funnel repainted for the occasion.

Ships

References

* Harris, C.J. and Ingpen, B.D., (1994), "Mailships of the Union-Castle Line", Fernwood Press, ISBN 1-874950-05-9

External links

* [http://www.union-castle-line.com/ Union-Castle history, plus details of the millennium cruise]
* [http://rgascoyne.canadianwebs.com/LifeAtSea.htm An account of life on board ships of the Union-Castle Line in the 1960s]


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