Edinburgh Castle (1947 ship)

Edinburgh Castle was an ocean liner operated by the Union-Castle Line in service between Britain and South Africa during the mid 20th century.

Edinburgh Castle
History
United Kingdom
Name: Edinburgh Castle
Owner: Union-Castle Line
Operator: Union-Castle Line
Builder: Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Launched: 16 October 1947
Completed: 1948
Maiden voyage: November 1948
Fate: Scrapped 1976
General characteristics
Tonnage: 28,705 GT
Length: 747 ft (228 m)
Beam: 74 ft (23 m)
Propulsion: Steam turbines
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h) (service speed)
Capacity: 755
Crew: 400

She was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast at a cost of £2.5 million, and was launched on 16 October 1947,[1][2][3] by Princess Margaret.[4] She made her maiden voyage in November 1948.[2] She was refit twice in the mid 1960s, with modifications externally to her masts and internally with the addition of air conditioning and added private bathrooms.[2][3] She was taken out of service in 1976 after fuel oil prices rose sharply in the preceding years, and sailed for scrapping in Taiwan in March.[1]

Edinburgh Castle measured 28,705 gross tons, and was 747 feet (228 m) long with a beam of 84 feet (26 m).[1] She was powered by steam turbines, which drove twin propellers that gave her a service speed of 22 knots (25 mph).[1] She had a passenger capacity of 755—214 in first class and 541 in tourist class—and a crew of 400.[1][2]

References
  1. Miller Jr., William H. (2001). Picture History of British Ocean Liners 1900 to the Present. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications. pp. 68. ISBN 0-486-41532-5.
  2. Middlemiss, Norman (9 August 2016). "Union-Castle Line". Shipping: Yesterday & Today. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. Miller Jr., William H. (2013). Union-Castle Liners: From Great Britain to Africa 1946-1977. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445624303.
  4. "Princess Margaret and Northern Ireland". BBC. 9 February 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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