The Edinburgh Castle

UK to Cape Town

EDINBURGH CASTLE was built in 1947 by Harland & Wolff being completd and in service in 1948
Tonnage of 28705grt
Length of 747ft 4in
Beam of 84ft
Service speed of 22.5 knots
Sister of the Pretoria Castle
On 5th March 1976 she commenced her last passenger sailing from Southampton before a one-way cargo only voyage to the Far East where she was broken up at Kaohsiung by Chou's Iron & Steel Co. in the June of that year.

Tourist Class Facilities

The Lounge

The Library

 

Dining

 

A tourist class cabin

 

Various views of the Edinburgh Castle

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