Union Castle Liners

This film is made up of the best of the film I have of Union Castle Line ships.
The line was formed in February 1900 by an amalgamation of the Union Steam Ship Co Ltd with the Castle Mail Packet Co Ltd.
By the beginning of the post war period in 1945, the line was the second largest British Passenger ship line.
In this film we see some of the liners which plied their trade between England and South African ports and also around Africa via the Suez Canal Most of the film was taken in the early fifties up to the time when the service was withdrawn in 1977.
I start with a series of stills all taken by Chris Rabone a member of the Purser’s staff. Chris and his wife Alison who was also at sea and who was related to me by marriage, have both since died and I dedicate this film to their memory.
The stills form the introduction, the remainder being old cine film converted to digital.