RMMV Capetown Castle
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RMMV Capetown Castle was a British passenger liner built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast for the Union-Castle Line's mail service from Southampton to South Africa. She was launched in September 1937 and sailed on her maiden voyage on 29 April 1938.
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United Kingdom | |
Name | RMMV Capetown Castle |
Owner | Union-Castle Mail Steam Ship Company |
Port of registry | London, UK |
Route | Southampton-Las Palmas-Cape Town-Port Elizabeth-East London-Durban |
Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast[1] |
Yard number | 986[2] |
Launched | 23 September 1937[1] |
Completed | 31 March 1938[2] |
Maiden voyage | 29 April 1938 |
Out of service | 9 September 1967 |
Identification | IMO number: 5062285 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1967[3] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger liner |
Tonnage | 27,002 GRT[1] |
Length | 734 ft (224 m)[3] |
Beam | 82 ft 6 in (25.15 m)[3] |
Draught | 32 ft (9.8 m)[1] |
Installed power | 28,000bhp |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[3] |
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