The Great Liners > Union Castle Line
DESCRIPTION -- Very early souvenir item and very unusual to find. This is a paper edge gatherer from the Union Castle Line vessel the RMMV Capetown castle. It is in a very good condition and is 5" 13cm) long.
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CONDITION -- Very
HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line.
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DESCRIPTION -- An onboard letter written on the 20th August 1907 onboard the Union Castle Line vessel the Kinfauns Castle which is in a very good condition for such an old item. Very rare find.
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CONDITION -- Very Good
HISTORY -- Maritime Items of History
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DESCRIPTION -- From the Union Castle Line shipping company an as used luggage label from the vessel the Kenya Castle which is in an excellent condition dating from 1966.
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.
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DESCRIPTION -- This is a pack of unused paper table napkins from the Union Castle Line centenary voyage onboard the Victoria which took place on December 1999 to February 2000 and are all unused.
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.
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DESCRIPTION -- This is a Union Castle Line centenary voyage booklet onboard the Victoria which took place on December 1999 to February 2000 and is in an as new excellent condition containing 30 pages and great photos (click on the picture to see an open up view of the booklet).
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.
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DESCRIPTION -- Fantastic old book by Laurence Dunn entiled Ships of the Union Castle Line which has great stories and photos and a book that has been long out of print and is in a good condition (click on the picture for an open view of the book).
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CONDITION -- Very Good
HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.
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DESCRIPTION -- Rare item of a centenary boarding pass for a centenary cruise in 1999 for the famous old shipping line the Union Castle. A great find.
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.
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DESCRIPTION -- Very rare find from the RMS Transvaal Castle of the Union Castle Line which is a square glass souvenir dish. The item is in an excellent condition and shows a picture of the vessel in the centre. This type of dish would have been found in the First Class cabins during the early 1950’s/60’s and is 5" (12cm) square.
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- Launched in 1961, RMS Transvaal Castle was a British ocean liner built by John Brown & Company at Clydebank for the Union-Castle Line for their mail service between Southampton and Durban. In 1966 she was sold to the South Africa-based Safmarine and renamed S.A. Vaal for further service on the same route. Following cessation of the service between the UK and South Africa in 1977 the ship was sold to Carnival Cruise Line and rebuilt in Japan as the cruise ship SS Festivale, re-entering service in 1978.
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DESCRIPTION -- Superb small ashtray from the vessel the Capetown Castle which is produced in a beautiful butterfly wing background design and is in an excellent condition.
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HISTORY -- Capetown Castle was a British passenger liner built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast for the Union-Castle Line's mail service from Southampton to South Africa. The ship was launched on 23 September 1937 and was a slightly enlarged version of the Stirling Castle and Athlone Castle of 1936. After the outbreak of World War II, in January 1940, the government introduced the Liner Requisition Scheme and Capetown Castle was taken up for conversion into a troop ship.
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DESCRIPTION -- Scarce to find beautiful hand painted bowl from the Union Castle Line which is bottom marked and is in an excellent condition, and is 8" (20cm) wide. Unlikely to see another one. (click on the picture to see the detail on the inside of the bowl).
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HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line.
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