The Union Castle line had a fleet of fifteen vessels eight of which were used on the weekly runs to South Africa. In addition to mail and fruit the ships carried passengers, either as first class ...

Union Castle line ships sailed from berths 101 and 102 from the 1930’s onwards. Previously they berthed at 38/9 berth. Containerisation and the growth of air travel was to eventually catch up ...

Mention in this column (April 4) of a Union-Castle reunion brought me in touch with a Mr Einon Edwards Rees, holidaying here with his wife from their home in Essex. Mr Rees joined his first ship ...

The following morning we arrived at a port which I subsequently discovered was Liverpool and we boarded a ship which turned out to be the MV Durban Castle, a Union Castle line ship which had been ...