Braemar Castle
Ship Number
1459
Vessel Type
Passenger / Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Yard
Musgrave Yard
Slip Number
14
Launch Date
April 24, 1952
Launched By
Mrs Geyer
Delivered
November 8, 1952
Owner
Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co.
Weight
17029 grt
BP Length
540 feet
Breadth
74 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
17 knots
Propulsion
Steam, Double Reduction (D.R.) Geared Turbines
Official No.
184728
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
Braemar Castle

Sister of the Kenya Castle and Rhodesia Castle there was passenger accommodation for 552-cabin class, she commenced her maiden voyage on 22nd November 1952 on the Round Africa service via the Cape and Durban. The vessel stopped at Beira, Mombasa, Dar es Sallam, Zanzibar, Tanga, Aden, Suez. Port Said, and then onto Europe.
 
Her passenger accommodation was remodelled in 1960 to 459 but her funnel was not altered. In October 1960 she briefly replaced the Edinburgh Castle on the mail run while she underwent engine repairs.
 
On 6th January 1966, after less than 14 years service, she arrived at Faslane for breaking up by Shipbuilding Industries.
 
[The Cape Run by W.H.Mitchell & L.A.Sawyer]