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5 days ago · The Union Castle Line trading to the Cape made the docks its headquarters. (fn. 67) In 1923 a proposal was made for the repair of the north quay and the erection of a 'large, modern' transit shed, at a total estimated cost of £90,188, but the scheme was deferred.
Jun 25, 2024 · Union-Castle Ships. Cover Picture. Update. Update. Reina Del Mar leaves Liverpool on her maiden voyage in 1956. SA Oranje and Capetown Castle at Southampton during the 1966 seamen’s strike. 9 Jun 2024. Clan Line Deck Officers. Clan Line Re-Unions. Union-Castle Re-Unions. New entry. New entry. New entry. Everitt Lance . Invitation to 2024 Clan ...
6 days ago · The company which was to become the Union Castle Line originated in 1872, when Currie entered the South Africa trade with a new line, which underwent several changes of name before being incorporated as the Castle Mail Packet Company Ltd in 1881. All the ships in the line were named after castles.
Jul 1, 2024 · Niven and Wigglesworth designed the interiors of Castle Line ships and a house for Sir Donald Currie, and were responsible for the Passmore Edwards Sailor's Palace, or British Sailor's Society Hostel, of 1901, at the north end of West India Dock Road.
5 days ago · The following is a list of ships that were built by Harland and Wolff, a heavy industrial company which specialises in shipbuilding and offshore construction, and is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as well as having had yards at Govan (1914-1963) and Greenock (1920-1928) in Scotland.
2 days ago · We have completed transcription of the crew lists held at Portsmouth Archives and for Union-Castle ships held at Southampton Archives. We have worked with Glamorgan Archives to transfer and extend an existing index. Data for 1863, 1871, 1881, 1901 and 1911 is available on this site.
6 days ago · US 422 enters the city of Lebanon at the 16th Street intersection, where it becomes a four-lane undivided road that passes commercial development and encounters an abandoned railroad line at the north end of the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail.
