Port of Saint Helena Passenger Lists 1935

Passenger Lists from 1935 available from the GG Archives from the Port of Saint Helena. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.

Saint Helena is a remote volcanic tropical island 1,950 km (1,210 mi) west of the coast of south-western Africa, and 4,000 km (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 km (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,439 per the 2021 census.

Front Cover of a First and Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Llandaff Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 24 September 1935 from Capetown to Southampton.

1935-09-24 SS Llandaff Castle Passenger List

Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line

Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class

Date of Departure: 24 September 1935

Route: Capetown to Southampton via St. Helena, Ascension, and Teneriffe

Commander: Captain H. L. Scholefield

From 1958, the Union-Castle shipping line gradually reduced its service calls to the island. Curnow Shipping, based in Avonmouth, replaced the Union-Castle Line mailship service in 1977, using the RMS St Helena, which was introduced in 1989.