Union-Castle Line Passenger Lists 1911-1955
AKA: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company
The Royal Mail Steamers of the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co., Ltd., Sail from Southampton Every Saturday with Passengers and Cargo for Cape Colony and Natal, Calling at Madeira.
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS are dispatched from London every Friday and sail from Southampton every Saturday for Cape Colony, Natal, and Delagoa Bay calling alternately at Las Palmas and Tenerife. These Steamers call at St Helena every four weeks.
EXTRA STEAMERS are dispatched at frequent and regular Intervals for Cape Colony Natal, Delagoa Bay, and Beira and Mauritius alternately. These Steamers call at Las Palmas or Tenerife.
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![1911-07-15 RMS Walmer Castle](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/WalmerCastle/1911-07-15/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1911-07-15 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 15 July 1911
Route: Southampton for Capetown via Madeira, Algoa Bay, East London, and Natal
Commander: Captain F. Whitehead, R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 1678b395fd Front Cover of a First and Second Class Passenger List from the RMS Armadale Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 12 November 1920 from Southampton to Natal via Madeira, Cape Town, Algoa Bay and East London](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/AmadaleCastle/1920-11-12/1C-2C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1920-11-19 RMS Armadale Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 12 November 1920
Route: Southampton to Natal via Madeira, Cape Town, Algoa Bay and East London
Commander: Captain J. W. Hague, R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 1313137e30](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/CarnarvonCastle/1927-11-04/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1927-11-04 R.M.M.V. Carnarvon Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Class
Date of Departure: 4 November 1927
Route: Southampton for Capetown via Madeira, Algoa Bay, East London, and Natal
Commander: Captain W. F. Stanley
![1929-05-23 SS Llandaff Castle](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/LlandaffCastle/1929-05-23/FirstClass/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1929-05-23 SS Llandaff Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 23 May 1929
Route: London to South Africa via the Mediterranean
Ports of Call: London to Natal via Marseilles, Genoa, Port Said, Port Sudan, Aden, Mombasa, Tanga, Zanzibar, DarEs-Salaam, Port Amelia, Beira and Lourenço Marques (Maputo)
Commander: Captain E. F. Gilbert
![1929-11-29 RMS Walmer Castle](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/WalmerCastle/1929-11-29/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1929-11-29 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Second Saloon
Date of Departure: 29 November 1929
Route: Capetown to Southampton via Madeira
Commander: Captain W. Morton Betts
![GGA Image ID # 2106150eb1 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.](../../../Images600/OT/PL/UCL/LlandaffCastle/1935-09-24/1C-TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
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
![GGA Image ID # 1f952b3aca Front Cover of a First and Tourist Class Passenger List from the SS Kenilworth Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 18 October 1935 from Natal to Southampton.](../../../Images600/OT/PL/UCL/KenilworthCastle/1935-10-18/1C-TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1935-10-18 SS Kenilworth Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 18 October 1935
Route: Natal to Southampton via East London, Port Elizabeth, Capetown, and Madeira
Commander: Captain E. S. Vincent, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 13ee6e7048 Front Cover, Union-Castle Line RMMV Stirling Castle Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 13 July 1939.](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/StirlingCastle/1939-07-13/Cabin-TTC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1939-07-13 RMMV Stirling Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin
Date of Departure: 13 July 1939
Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Capetown, Port Elizabeth, and East London,
Commander: Captain H. R. Northwood
![1939-07-14 RMS Windsor Castle](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/WindsorCastle/1939-07-14/Cabin-Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1939-07-14 RMS Windsor Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 14 July 1939
Route: Cape Town to London via Madeira
Commander: Captain R. W. Goodacre, R.D., R.N.R
![1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. Capetown Castle](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/CapetownCastle/1949-04-21/First-Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. Capetown Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 21 April 1949
Route: Southampton for Capetown, Port Elizabeth, East London, and Durban via Madeira
Commander: Captain W. D. Roach
![GGA Image ID # 13f0153acd Front Cover, Union-Castle Line RMS Warwick Castle First Class and Tourist Passenger List - 15 December 1949.](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/WarwickCastle/1949-12-15/First-Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1949-12-15 RMS Warwick Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First Class and Tourist
Date of Departure: 15 December 1949
Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Capetown, Port Elizabeth, and East London
Commander: Captain J. Trayner
![GGA Image ID # 15f75f2f90 Front Cover of a First and Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Edinburgh Castle of the Union-Castle Line, Departing 31 March 1950 from Capetown to Southampton via Madeira](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/EdinburghCastle/1950-03-31/First-Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1950-03-31 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 31 March 1950
Route: Capetown to Southampton via Madeira
Commander: Captain T. W. McAllen
![1954-12-09 R.M.M.V. Winchester Castle](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/WinchesterCastle/1954-12-09/First-Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-12-09 R.M.M.V. Winchester Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 9 December 1954
Route: Southampton to Durban via Madeira, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, and East London
Commander: Captain G. W. B. Lloyd
![1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/UnionCastleLine/EdinburghCastle/1955-06-17/First-Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List
Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
Class of Passengers: First and Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 17 June 1955
Route: Cape Town to London via Madeira
Commander: Captain H. A. Deller