Pity it was in the days before there was [Automatic Telegraph  Movement Logging] or even [Bridge Engine Controls] which both came in later, with very much improved clarity.. Our collection contains a sampling of what was originally produced and . Search for your ancestors in free Ships' Passenger lists, Naturalization Records, Palatine Genealogy, Canadian Genealogy, American Genealogy, Native American Genealogy, Huguenots, Mennonites, Almshouse Records, Orphan Records, church records, military muster rolls, census records, land records and more. I was tasked with testing & checking out the direction indicator system from the main drive shaft all the way through & also to write a report as to the systems operational state during our time aground in Flushing. abt 1853. The tide went out and for a few hours Capetown Castle sat serenely on the beach with scarcely an inch of water around her. Crew members of the wrecked Kristianiafjord RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Built in 1938 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast with a tonnage of 27000grt, a length of 734ft, a beam of 82ft 6in and a service speed of 20 knots. Port of Departure. Found inside – Page 239UK Outbound Passenger Lists 25 June 1953 "Arundel Castle" from Southampton, England to Cape Town, South Africa: Mr. F. Hardcastle, married, textile worker, ... Members experienced in research to help you find out about friends and relatives who served. to Sydney, N.S. RMS Windsor Castle was the largest passenger and cargo liner operated by the Union-Castle Line on its Cape Mail service between Britain and South Africa. Periodic inspections should, where practicable, include examination of air pipe lines to ensure that measures taken are effective. Every Thursday at 4 p.m. a Union Castle express liner left Southampton for the Cape. William H Miller tells the story of the post-war Union Castle ships. 1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. Capetown Castle. RMS Saxon from Southampton, England, to Madeira, Cape Town, Algoa Bay, East London and Natal, on July 29, 1905. Completed in 1960, the new Royal Mail Ship was notable for the high standard, if conservative, design of her public rooms in a "traditional" first class and "contemporary" tourist class configuration, which by clever arrangement, afforded . The larges vessel Gipsy Bride was 190 ft long and 38 ft wide with 7 ft 6 in headroom and carried 413 passengers." p 28: Indian Queen (1050 tons compared to Gipsy Bride's 1487 tons) left Liverpool on 20 May 1858 with 403 settlers and arrived in PE 63 days later on 23 July 1858. She was the company's first ship to return to post-war service, sailing from Southampton on 9th January 1947. As you will be aware it was disputed what manoeuvre was asked for & what manoeuvre was delivered ? Ancestry.com. As a matter of interest I spent many hours during my sea-going career on the Engine Room movements book & at various times including emergencies the telegraph movements were coming in a lot quicker than the could possibly be recorded or confirmed & as such the movement books were really not an accurate guide in such an incident .The good thing in this case is that human or other error was not catastrophic, only embarrassing. After the explosion Capetown Castle was berthed in Las Palmas. In February 2016 I had an email conversation with Eddie Daly who was 2nd Electrician on her at the time and was consequently on the engine room manoeuvring platform keeping the engine room movement book. 39 . There are very few records in The National Archives of passengers before 1878. The passengers were transferred to other ships and she eventually returned to Belfast where she was repaired; the Braemar Castle temporarily replacing her. Since 1965 she has been engaged in an extra service to Cape Town via Madeira, with calls either at Ascension and St. Helena or Walvis Bay. The eGSSA branch of the Genealogical Society of South Africa has embarked on a project to transcribe all the passenger lists in the South African Archives that the archivists can find for us and some wonderful information has been found at the Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository and at the Roeland Street Archives, Cape Town. Athlone Castle. Found inside – Page 517Ships ' passenger lists at the Public Records Office in London are stored under ... went to South Africa , most on the Union Castle Line to Cape Town . Among those at the reunion was Mr. Towyn 'Taffy' Jones, subsequently bosun in Pendennis Castle, who recalled that "we carried half a million troops during the war without losing a single life. Found insideOff Africa, just north of the Equator, on the Capetown Castle, ... so we had all that business again of making lists of all his personal effects and making ... As normal with large marine diesel engines, compressed air was used to start the engines by admitting it into the cylinders in sequence using main air start valves, the timing being controlled by camshaft operated pilot valves (After starting the system was vented through 3/8 "copper drain lines. Passengers disembarked and the job of stripping out and de-storing began. Some days later when we reached Madeira we received a letter from the Cayzers expressing their disappointment to see U-C officers waving at the BBC News camera crew that had circled around in a light aircraft, whilst we were aground. Our ships were also unique in that they were a mix of cargo and passenger ship. Formed 1900 by the merger of Union SS Co. and the Castle Mail Packet Co. 1912 Royal Mail group took over control of the company. Arrival Date. Wellington. First port of call was to be Flushing to pick up German passengers and take them to Walvis Bay. Rupture of the connections to the port aft air receiver caused the air in the receiver to be discharged directly at the back of the port engine, passing between the cylinders and swirling down over the manoeuvring platform. Includes information on manumissions, transfers, inheritances, births, deaths, marriages, and ownership. This page shows images of the 1938 liner Capetown Castle. SAVORY (From Oxfordshire 1750),BELL,KEELEY,GEORGE,STEVENS, I don't know about the list for arrivals in South Africa, but the departure list from Britain will go online on. 39 . Reply #1 on: I don't know about the list for arrivals in South Africa, but the departure list from Britain will go online on www.ancestorsonboard.com, the joint National Archives / Find My Past website. It was agreed that this oil probably came from the hydraulic pump used to clear the drain lines. (This ship was built in the days before control rooms; the engines were manoeuvred locally, and extra engineers were present in the engine room to operate the "handamatic" equipment). On the 17th October 1960 at 04:41 the engines were rung to stand by for arrival Las Palmas. In 1940, during World War II she was requisitioned for conversion into a troop ship. Towards the end of 1942 she went from Bombay to Suez to pick up a load of German prisoners - "a particularly bad lot, this". London. For 1900. A supplier of instrumentation to Capetown Castle. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route. They used them to enter the cages and steal ten boxes of the gold bullion, in the standard bars two to a box, valued at about £100,000 but many times that amount today. Capetown Castle has sailed on her last passenger run; she was withdrawn from service in September (1967). Our collection contains a sampling of what was originally produced and . Much to the amazement of Captain Matthews on the Capetown we greeted each other like long lost brothers but once he found out the reason for such a friendship he was no longer so pleased with the choice of Salvage Master. Ancestry.com. (Brochures, dinner menus, tags & labels, covers, stamps etc.) GGA Image ID # 175886fb9e. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of today's information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. Found insideSouthampton Castle was the first of the new ships, launched in October 1964 and followed ... and civil servants who had helped to fill the passenger lists. ATHLONE CASTLE was built in 1936 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast with a tonnage of 25564grt, a length of 696ft, a beam of 82ft 5in and a service speed of 20 knots. abt 1874. Found inside – Page 8... Castle Line Abram Miss P 1906/07/28 25 Foreign Steerage Cape Town Abram 8 The Passenger Lists , from London and Southampton from 1906 to 1930 Name ... 13 . Its lavender-hulled ships were some of the most impressive vessels of the time. Yet the story of the Union-Castle Line is also one of people - the passengers and crew ensured that the line survived for so long. 24000 photos and videos mainly relating to the British Merchant Navy. Pendennis Castle can be seen berthed astern. Athlone Castle. Every Thursday at 4 p.m. a Union Castle express liner left Southampton for the Cape. William H Miller tells the story of the post-war Union Castle ships. Found inside – Page 391Passenger records . ... SA Library , Cape Town Manuscript MSC59a Union - Castle Line . ca.1889 1970 Donated by LA ... + Plans of passenger berthing lists . Approaching the turn the pilot ordered full astern on both engines..... nothing happened. Port of Arrival. "Oil, in quantity of at least four fluid ounces from the force pump that was used for clearing drain pipes was retained in the air starting system of the port engine, in or near to an air starting valve. Capetown Castle was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast (yard no.986), who also built her Burmeister & Wain designed 10-cyl diesel . Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain. Capetown Castle. Found inside – Page 119The Castle Line passenger lists , however , told a very different story . They proved that Farini arrived in Cape Town on 29 January 1885 and sailed for ... Found insideAttempts to record details of those British men and women who settled in Natal between 1824, when the first party of hunter-traders arrived, and the end of 1857, when a new wave of immigration was about to begin. Seconds later an explosion occurred and a sheet of flame swept through the engine room killing the Chief, First, Snr and Jnr 2nd, two Junior Engineers and a greaser. An attempt was made to sell a few bars in Durban. There were some narrow misses. Built in 1938, she was powered by two 10 cylinder Harland and Wolff double acting two stroke cycle diesel engines 660 mm bore and 1500 mm stroke. Found insideBut his name will be onthe passenger listoftheliner that brought him here. ... my lord,' said the Inspector, 'orhe could have boardedthe shipin Cape Town. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain. At the formal investigation which followed it was established that the explosion started in the air start line in the port engine. The pilot and master ordered full astern on both engines and nothing happened. Canada. The mixture of oil and air ignited as a result of high temperatures in the cylinder at some point remote from the starting air valve. But as there was still some life in the old girl she was placed on what UC called "The Extra Service". I had just been appointed Junior Uncertificated 4th Officer on the Capetown Castle (a rank somewhat junior to the ships cat). WW1 Memorial Card Ivy & Freda REEVES Victims on board Galway Castle, England to S. Africa 1918. * Years later Durban, Port Nolloth, Port Elizabeth and East London became more popular. Consider paying for research. UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. RMMV Capetown Castle was a passenger liner and mail ship for the British Union-Castle Line. If necessary, filters or separators should be fitted for this purpose and drains of adequate size and number should be fitted to air pipes, receivers and other fittings to avoid any accumulation of oil at low points in the system. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. Found inside – Page 227Arrived RMS Braemar Castle, departed RMS Kenya Castle, Tilbury each way [numerous ... or RMS Warwick Castle, from Cape Town, on 9 Dec, no passenger lists ... Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Capetown Castle Passenger List. abt 1874. When war broke out on 3rd September 1939 she was at Port Elizabeth and continued in commercial service until 1940 when she was requisitioned for use as a troopship. As the tide rose no fewer than 7 tugs were made fast and nearing high tide she was pulled free. RMMV Capetown Castle was a passenger liner and mail ship for the British Union-Castle Line. 22 Mar 1892. Built in 1938 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast with a tonnage of 27000grt, a length of 734ft, a beam of 82ft 6in and a service speed of 20 knots. Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. ; Meigle 1917 St. John's, Nfld. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK . Head office was called and told of our predicament, they contacted Smits in Rotterdam and about three hours later who should appear on the bridge but Captain Rom Colthoff, the very same Salvage Master that had failed to save the, In February 2016 I had an email conversation with, A group with memories to recall met , at the invitation of, Resumption of Mail Service after WW2 - January 1947. 1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. A practice had grown up to connect the hydraulic pump used for the tie bolt jacks to the drain lines and force lubricating oil up the drain lines to clear the blockage. It was the voyage that we ran aground in Flushing. Digitized Passenger ListsAdriatic to Cymric, Improve Your Family History Through Illustrations. Exploring the ships at sea across the most glamorous and exciting decade for the great liners The 1930s was perhaps the most glamorous and exciting decade for the great liners, highlighted by the great shipbuilding inter-nation rivalry: ... to Montreal via Sydney, N.S. On 17th October 1960 a compressor exploded in the engine room, disabling the ship, which was near Las Palmas, and killing seven persons. Found inside – Page 428According to the Castle Line passenger lists Farini could not have spent more than six months in southern Africa and Clement has calculated that he actually ... Cape Town, South Africa Passenger Lists 1911-1955. Crew members of the wrecked Kristianiafjord Tracing the departure of passengers from England can be found in various repositories such as the Cape Government Gazette papers (1805 to 1900) in the Cape Town and Natal Archives. 18 . Found inside – Page 504... The Union Castle Line and Emigration from Eastern Europe to South Africa ' in ... shipping - line fleet lists and hundreds of passenger lists to Canada ... Capetown Castle was the first of the mail ships to be restored to pre-war standards of elegance and comfort and almost forgotten memories of luxurious ocean travel were revived when she left Southampton for the Cape in January 1947. The ship was built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast and launched on 23 September 1937. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line.. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK . Flames associated with this discharge caused the casualties in the engine room. The Union-Castle Line was a British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. In 1965 £100,000 worth of gold ingots were stolen from the bullion room but were found cemented in a hold during the following voyage. Passenger List Of Flight 3407. Carrying passengers as well as cargo, including the all-important mail, it was a byword in travel - 'every Thursday at 4', as one of the big Union castle liners set off for Cape Town and beyond. 22 Mar 1892. Ships Passenger Lists to South Africa 1900-present. Found inside – Page 150These passenger lists are for long - distance voyages . ... New catalogue entry : BT 26/277/26 Southampton : RMS Kinfauns Castle ( The Union - Castle Mail ... Captain Cambridge was second officer of Capetown Castle when hostilities were declared and he was in charge of the 6 inch gun of 1911 vintage which was installed at Cape Town. After the collapse of the Royal Mail group in 1931, Union-Castle Line was left with heavy financial commitments and took several years to achieve recovery and become . At the end of the buoyed channel the ship had to turn 90 deg to port to enter harbour. The loss was discovered when the ship unloaded in Southampton but for months no trace could be found of the gold. prisoners were in a continual state of unrest as they had been told prior to capture that no British ship could survive more than a day at sea. Head office was called and told of our predicament, they contacted Smits in Rotterdam and about three hours later who should appear on the bridge but Captain Rom Colthoff, the very same Salvage Master that had failed to save the Ayrshire. NAI: 6256867.Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. On that trip the gold cargo was greater than normal and a special compartment had been constructed to hold the excess, next to the normal vaults in the same forward hold. IPCC Report on sources, capture, transport, and storage of CO2, for researchers, policy-makers and engineers. Capetown Castle was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast (yard no.986), who also built her Burmeister & Wain designed 10-cyl diesel . Years later Durban, Port Nolloth, Port Elizabeth and East London became more popular. It was an horrendous price but "Fireproof". Union-Castle Line The Last Ocean Liners This famous British shipping company traditionally linked England and South Africa via the "Cape Mail Express" service, with a sailing every Thursday at 4pm from Southampton taking 14 days to reach the first South African port. Age. In 1943 she took part in Operation Bolero, the build-up of troops in preparation for D-Day, and was eventually returned to her owners . Numidian 1902 Liverpool to Quebec (Welsh-Patagonians); Canadian destined passengers 1905 arriving via Philadelphia Jul-December; Canadian destined passengers 1906 arriving via Philadelphia Feb-May (including Home Children); Morwenna 1914 St. John's, Nfld. abt 1853. The Fleets. The official archive of the UK government. Port of Departure. Print. The fires were eventually extinguished by the use of CO2 gas. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Union Steamship Company. After slowing down, "Stop" was rung at 04:48, followed by "Half Astern" at 04:49. I was also on the manoeuvring  platform in the engine room at the time of the incident as were my duties during standby for port arrival & departure etc etc. 1919 Bullard King & Co.'s Natal Direct Line taken over. 13 . Found inside – Page 159... implies wait of several days ) 445 Catch Sunday train to Cape Town . ... TO THE TEXT OF THROUGH THE KALAHARI DESERT AND CASTLE LINE PASSENGER LISTS . WW1 Memorial Card Ivy & Freda REEVES Victims on board Galway Castle, England to S. Africa 1918. The 27,000 ton liner, always a popular and happy ship with passengers and crew, was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1938. Capetown Castle headed for Durban and Cape Town but the waters around the South African coast were infested at this time with the worst of the U-boat packs. Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Cape Town Docks - View From End of Breakwater - 1907. Found inside – Page 364LISTS OF PASSENGERS . . PRESENTATION AT THE UNION - CASTLE OFFICE . In the Board Room of the Union Castle Mail Steamship Company , Limited , at Fenchurch ... Re: Passenger lists for Union Castle line, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. Built in 1938 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast with a tonnage of 27000grt, a length of 734ft, a beam of 82ft 6in and a service speed of 20 knots. Gold was worth $35US an ounce back then. 1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. Rothesay Castle was put alongside her to provide electrical power. Two members of the crew were subsequently imprisoned for the theft. Then on to Cape Town and then home again. M P Ismay. It is interesting to read the two accounts of the event: I was Cadet or J4/O on Capetown Castle the last voyage before the strike. While countries such as Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and USA feature strongly, all continents are covered and you will find passengers on ships sailing to all parts of Asia, the Caribbean, South America and West Africa, even to remotest oceanic islands such as South Georgia . Capetown Castle of 1938. If the drain lines had been disconnected, then no harm would have been done, but on the occasion in question some oil must have been forced into the air start line. The Capetown had just been replaced on the mail run by the new Mini Mail Ship Southampton Castle. RMMV Capetown Castle with RAF Shackleton 2, Voyage, main engine and bottom covers repairs, Now disarmed and in partial war time colours and troop repatriation duties, The passenger facilities were entirely converted into carrying troops. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation (commonly referred to as . 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