RICHMOND CASTLE (2) was built in 1944 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast with a tonnage of 7971grt, a length of 474ft 2in, a beam of 63ft 3in and a service speed of 16 knots.

Sister of the Rowallan Castle she was delivered on 28th September 1944 and operated on the refrigerated fruit run until 1971 when she was sold to Chinese shipbreakers for £146,280 and arrived at Shanghai on 27th August 1971.

Master

Date

Left

Destination

A G Patey

9/1944 - 1/1946



J E Wilford

1/1946 - 6/1946



J A Sowden

7/1946 - 5/1947



C Gorringe

5/1947 - 6/1947



C F Pettit

8/1947 - 1/1948



J P Aplin

5/1951 - 10/1951



C W Armstrong

4/1952 - 8/1952



A E Payne

9/1953 - 6/1954



W C Swift

6/1954 - 8/1954



J D Fisher

8/1954 - 8/1955



W C Swift

3/1956 - 7/1956



J M Lycett

7/1956 - 9/1957



W C Swift

10/1957 - 6/1958



A T Underdown

6/1958 - 11/1958



W Anson

11/1958

Bremen

S & E Africa


3/1959

London

S & E Africa

G D Fowler

10/1959

Antwerp

S Africa


2/1960

Southampton

Hamburg

S Africa


4/1960

Southampton

Continent

S Africa


6/1960

London

S & E Africa

G E Matthews

10/1960

Antwerp

S & E Africa

H N Dryden

4/1961

London

E Africa


7/1961

London

Port Elizabeth

P J Rose

10/1961

London

Mauritius

J M Lycett

1/1962

Hull

S & E Africa

C W Armstrong

4/1962

Southampton

Lourenco Marques


6/1962

London

Cape Town

J M Lycett

8/1962

London

Durban

W C Swift

11/1962

London

E Africa

G E Matthews

2/1963

Hull

Cape Town

W J Howson

4/1963

Southampton

Cape Town

G E Matthews

5/1963

Southampton

Lourenco Marques


8/1963

London

S Africa

C E Lorains

2/1964

London

S & E Africa


4/1964

Southampton

S Africa

W Anson

6/1964

London

E Africa


8/1964

Hamburg

E Africa


1/1965

London

E Africa


4/1965

Southampton

E Africa

A Stacey

6/1965

Southend

S Africa


8/1965

London

S Africa

H M Walden

2/1966

London

S Africa


4/1966

Southampton

S Africa


6/1966

Rotterdam

S Africa

E E Everitt

1/1967

N Shields

E Africa


4/1967

Southampton

S Africa


6/1967

Hamburg

S & E Africa


8/1967

Liverpool

S Africa

T Kirby

12/1967

London

S Africa & Mauritius

R A Escolme

6/1968

Rotterdam

S Africa

W J Howson

6/1969

Helsinki

S Africa

H Landless

12/1970

Birkenhead

S Africa & Beira


4/1971

Southampton

S Africa

A Long Haul - 1956

Seaview - March 1957

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Richmond Castle (2)

1944

7971

169963

Harland & Wolff

Belfast

Harland & Wolff

Belfast

Motor 8 Cyl

Burmeister & Wain

8000 BHP

1

Career Summary

Richmond Castle (2)

GCSP

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