Union-Castle Line mail liner PRETORIA CASTLE (1948)

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With her sister EDINBURGH CASTLE, this splendid ship marked a return to steam turbine propulsion after a succession of pace setting pre-war motor ships.

Designed for the famed service linking Southampton with the Cape, PRETORIA CASTLE sailed to an exacting schedule with passengers, cargo and mail.

Depicted as built, by Harland & Wolff Limited, Belfast, her profile was drastically altered in 1965
when the foremast was truncated and a new mast stepped abaft the bridge.

Later still she was transferred to the South African Marine Corporation and renamed S. A. ORANJE.

Prints from this edition remain available.

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