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Union-Castle Line Passenger Lists 1911-1955

Passenger Lists of the Union-Castle Line

AKA: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company

The ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS of The UNION-CASTLE MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd., Sail from Southampton every Saturday 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.

All Union-Castle Line Passenger Lists available at the Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives have been transcribed and uploaded. Visit our Union-Castle Line Maritime Collection for Brochures and Other Historical Documents.

Passenger Lists of the Union-Castle Line

1911-07-15 RMS Walmer Castle

1911-07-15 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List

  • 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.
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

1920-11-19 RMS Armadale Castle Passenger List

  • 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.
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1927-11-04 R.M.M.V. Carnarvon Castle Passenger List

  • 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

1929-05-23 SS Llandaff Castle Passenger List

  • 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

1929-11-29 RMS Walmer Castle Passenger List

  • Class of Passengers: First and Second Saloon
  • Date of Departure: 29 November 1929
  • Route: Capetown to Southampton via Madeira
  • Commander: Captain W. Morton Betts
Front Cover, Union-Castle Line RMMV Stirling Castle Cabin and Tourist Third Cabin Passenger List - 13 July 1939.

1939-07-13 RMMV Stirling Castle Passenger List

  • 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

1939-07-14 RMS Windsor Castle Passenger List

  • 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

1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. Capetown Castle Passenger List

  • 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
Front Cover, Union-Castle Line RMS Warwick Castle First Class and Tourist Passenger List - 15 December 1949.

1949-12-15 RMS Warwick Castle Passenger List

  • 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
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

1950-03-31 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List

  • 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

1954-12-09 R.M.M.V. Winchester Castle Passenger List

  • 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

1955-06-17 RMS Edinburgh Castle Passenger List

  • 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

 

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