RMMV Capetown Castle

Postcard of RMMV Capetown Castle
History
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[2]
Yard number	986[1]
Launched	23 September 1937[2]
Completed	31 March 1938[1]
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[2]
Length	734 ft (224 m)[3]
Beam	82 ft 6 in (25.15 m)[3]
Draught	32 ft (9.8 m)[2]
Installed power	28,000bhp
Propulsion	2 × 10-cylinder Harland and Wolff double acting two stroke cycle diesel engines twin screw[4]
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[3]
Capacity	As built, 292 1st class, 499 cabin class. 1946, 243 1st class, 553 tourist class

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.