Port Elizabeth, South Africa Passenger Lists 1937-1954

Passenger Lists available from the GG Archives from the Port of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain.

Port Elizabeth or The Bay is one of the largest cities in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, 770 km (478 mi) east of Cape Town.

The city, often shortened to PE and nicknamed "The Friendly City" or "The Windy City", stretches for 16 km along Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa.

Port Elizabeth was founded as a town in 1820 to house British settlers as a way of strengthening the border region between the Cape Colony and the Xhosa.

 

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.

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.

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the SS City of New York of the American South African Line, Departing 21 July 1937 from Beira to New York

1937-07-21 SS City of New York Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: American South African Line
  • Class of Passengers: Cabin
  • Date of Departure: 21 July 1937
  • Route: Beira to New York via Lindi, Dar-Es-Salaam, Zanzibar, Tanga, Mombasa, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Capetown, and the Island of Trinidad
  • Commander: Captain C. W. Schmidt, Lt. Cmdr. USNR

 

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

  • 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

 

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

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

 

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

  • 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

 

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

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

 

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