Kinpurnie Castle (1)

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.

From 1964 to 1966 she was used as a cadet ship

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 Cadets - 1964

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

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