MV Stirling Castle

The MV Stirling Castle was an ocean liner of the Union-Castle Line in service from the 1930s to the 1960s, primarily on the Southampton - Cape Town route.

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Ocean liner - Union-Castle Line - Southampton - Cape Town

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She was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, and launched July 1935. She left Southampton on her maiden voyage, 7 February 1936. In August of that year, Stirling Castle set a new record for the route, reaching Table Bay in 13 days 9 hours, beating the previous record of 14 days, 18 hours, and 57 minutes set by Scot in 1893.

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Harland & Wolff - Belfast - 1935 - Maiden voyage - 7 February - 1936 - Table Bay - ''Scot''

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During World War II, Stirling Castle was used as a troopship, returning to passenger service in 1946. She was broken up in Japan in 1966.

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World War II - Troopship - 1946 - Japan - 1966

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