Kinpurnie Castle (1)

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KINPURNIE CASTLE (1) was built in 1954 by Greenock Dockyard at Greenock with a tonnage of 8121grt, a length of 512ft 7ins, a beam of 66ft 4in and a service speed of 16 knots.

She was launched for Clan Line as the Clan Stewart and entered service in February 1954.

In 1961 she was transferred to the South African Marine Corp. (Safmarine) and renamed South African Sculptor.

In the following year, after the Round Africa service was discontinued, she was transferred to Union-Castle but managed by Clan Line and renamed Kinpurnie Castle.

She was sold to Astro Firme S. A. of Panama in 1967 and renamed Hellenic Med.

She served with them for a further eleven years until 15th March 1978 when she arrived for demolition at Gadani Beach.

Cadet Intakes

As South African Sculptor

Life before Union-Castle Line

Review - June 1966

Charity Work in Mombasa - 1966

Mombasa Regatta v Kenya Castle - 1966

Review - June 1966

Cadet Activity - 1966

Review - August 1966

Review - April 1966

Kinpurnie Castle Cadets - 1966

Kinpurnie Castle Left London 1 March For E Africa
Master	H D T Lockyer
Chief Officer	J S Catterall
Cadet Training Officer	A R Clarke
Second Officer	D S Williams
Third Officer	S Williams
Cadets	N Smith P Hunt C Bagwell N Dishington A Oxley G Mobbs A Hodges J Stevenson P Bloomer
Radio Officer	M Hesketh
Carpenter	E Krause
Chief Engineer	S McLeod
Second Engineer	R McCulloch
Jnr Second Engineer	K Fraser
Third Engineer	K Burns
Fourth Engineer	W Johnson
Junior Engineer	M Hackett I Kennedy
Engineer Cadets	B Hobbs D Alexander
Electrician	J Donathy
Purser Catering Officer	A Law

Kinpurnie Castle Cadets - 1964

Kinpurnie Castle Left Birkenhead 12 May For S & E Africa
Master	H D T Lockyer
Chief Officer	J P Catterall
Cadet Training Officer	M C Banbury
Second Officer	W F Sutherland
Third Officer	I McKendrick
Cadets	W R A Boreham S M Gay R G E Strick I Morse J C Fairclough N R Garton A M El-Lamy T E Nixon
Radio Officer	D Norris
Carpenter	G McCall
Chief Engineer	F J Huxtable
Second Engineer	T A Wilson
Jnr Second Engineer	P R Snaddon
Third Engineer	H A MacKay
Fourth Engineer	A M McLeod
Junior Engineer	R Bell G Jackson
Engineer Cadets	K D Winhall
Electrician	I McLean
Purser Catering Officer	G V James

Kinpurnie Castle in King George V Dock - London

Life after Union-Castle Line

As Hellenic Med

1964 - May

1964 - Sep

1965 - Feb

1965 - May

1965 - Oct

1966 - Mar

Cadet Training Officer

M C Banbury

A R Clarke

Cadets

W A Boreham

S M Gay

R G Strick

C Morse

J C Fairclough

M R Garton

N S Smith

P W Bridle

A M El-Lamy

T E Nixon

W A Boreham

S M Gay

R G Strick

C Morse

J C Fairclough

M R Garton

N S Smith

P W Bridle

T E Nixon

M H Davis

S M Gay

R G Strick

S Duckworth

J C Fairclough

M R Garton

C P Hudson

P W Bridle

M G Scott

T E Nixon

J I White

B Wright

M H Davis

D Evans

J R Johnson

S Duckworth

R H Williams

D C Bradshaw

C P Hudson

M S Peck

M G Scott

D C Austin

J I White

B Wright

A Hodges

D Evans

J R Johnson

G Mobbs

R H Williams

N Dishington

A Oxley

C Bagwell

N Smith

W Salm

A Hodges

P Hunt

J Stevenson

G Mobbs

P Bloomer

N Dishington

A Oxley

C Bagwell

N Smith

W Salm

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

Kinpurnie Castle (1)

1954

Ex Clan Stewart ex South African Sculptor

1962 Transferred to Union-Castle renamed Kinpurnie Castle

1967 Sold to Panama

8163

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

185001

Greenock Dockyard

Greenock

Parsons Marine

Wallsend

3 x Steam turbines

10340

Master	Date	Left	Destination
C E Loraines	5/1962	London	Mauritius
	8/1962	Genoa	S & E Africa
	11/1962	London	S & E Africa
W Anson	4/1963	London	Mauritius
	8/1963	London	S & E Africa
	12/1963	London	E & S Africa
H D Lockyer	5/1964	Birkenhead	S & E Africa
	1/1965	London	S & E Africa
	5/1965	London	S & E Africa
	10/1965	London	S & E Africa
	2/1966	London	E Africa
	8/1966	London	S & E Africa
	12/1966	Liverpool	S & E Africa
	7/1967	London	S & E Africa