SS Dunvegan Castle Collection
Dunvegan Castle (1896) Union-Castle Line
Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding Co., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 5,958. Dimensions: 450' x 50'. Single-screw, 16 knots. Triple expansion engines. Three masts and one funnel. Service: Southampton-Cape Town. Later employed in East African service. Passengers: 200 first and 170 second. Fate: Scrapped in Germany, 1923. Similar ship: Tantallon Castle.
Dunvegan Castle (1936) Union-Castle Line
Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 15,050. Dimensions: 540' x 71' (560' o.l.). Twin-screw, 16 knots. Motorship. Two masts and one funnel. Service: London-South East Africa. Fate: Torpedoed and sunk while serving as an armed merchant cruiser, August 1940. Sister ship: Dunnottar Castle.
1912-11-15 Deck Class Ticket - RMS Dunvegan Castle
Rare Deck Class Steamship Ticket of the Union Castle Line for passage from Port Said to Delogoa Bay on the RMS Dunvegan Castle dated 15 November 1912.
