Union-Castle Line Passenger Lists
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 Visit our Union-Castle Line Maritime Collection for Brochures and Other Historical Documents.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
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Ship: RMS Walmer Castle
- 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 F. Whitehead, R.N.R.
1927-11-04 R.M.M.V. Carnarvon Castle
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Ship: R.M.M.V. Carnarvon Castle
- 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
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Ship: SS Llandaff Castle
- 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
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Ship: RMS Walmer Castle
- Class of Passengers: First and Second Saloon
- Date of Departure: 29 November 1929
- Route: Capetown to Southampton via Madeira
- Commander: Captain W. Morton Betts
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Ship: RMS Windsor Castle
- 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
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Ship: R.M.M.V. Capetown Castle
- 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
1954-12-09 R.M.M.V. Winchester Castle
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Ship: R.M.M.V. Winchester Castle
- 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
- Steamship Line: Union-Castle Line
- Ship: RMS Edinburgh Castle
- 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
