Rothesay Castle (2)

ROTHESAY CASTLE (2) was built in 1960 by Greenock Dockyard Co at Greenock with a tonnage of 9659grt, a length of 519ft 9in, a beam of 66ft 1in and a service speed of 16 knots.

Although the sister of the Rotherwick Castle she actually had a lesser cargo carrying capacity.

I have always wanted to know why she had a slightly larger chimney than her sister, can anyone throw light on this?

She was sold to Lloyd Uruguayo S. A. of Montevideo in 1975 and renamed Laura.

On 28th August 1980 she sailed from Kuwait bound for Karachi where she was broken up at Gadani Beach.

As Laura

Life after Union-Castle Line

Review - February 1960

Launch - December 1959 &

Maiden Voyage - June 1960

Rothesay Castle Left Greenock 6 June For South Africa
Master	W C J Swift
Chief Officer	P S G Eckford
Second Officer	A P Rea
Third Officer	J M Gamble
Cadets	S J Ivey A B Wright J E Hewitson P D Vincent R O Hellyer
Radio Officer	T D Sullivan
Carpenter	K H Trueman
Bosun	G S Anderson
Chief Engineer	P G Partington
Second Engineer	L Furmidge
Int Second Engineer	R A Best
Jnr Second Engineer	C G Ford
Snr Third Engineer	M Woodroofe
Int Third Engineer	K D Seiler
Jnr Third Engineer	D C Coutts
First Frig Engineer	J M Ruthven
Second Frig Engineer	M G Bailey
Third Frig Engineer	W G Harford
Electrician	G M Bowie
ER Storekeeper	S Grinyesha
Purser Catering Officer	T P Barns

Vessel	Built	Service	Tonnage
Rothesay Castle (2)	1960	1975 Sold to Uruguay	9650

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

301158

Greenock Dockyard

Greenock

J G Kincaid

Greenock

Motor 6 Cyl

Burmeister & Wain

9500 BHP

Master	Date	Left	Destination
W C Swift	6/1960	Greenock	S Africa
	7/1960	Hamburg	S Africa
	10/1960	London	S & E Africa
	4/1961	Hamburg	Cape Town
	6/1961	Southend	Laurenco Marques
	8/1961	London	Port Elizabeth
A E Payne	11/1961	London	S & E Africa
F J Pye	2/1962	Hull	Cape Town
A E Payne	3/1962	Southampton	Cape Town
	6/1962	Southampton	Port Elizabeth
	7/1962	London	S Africa
C W Armstrong	10/1962	London	E Africa
	12/1962	Genoa	S & E Africa
W C Swift	3/1963	Hamburg	Cape Town
	5/1963	Southampton	Lourenco Marques
	7/1963	Tilbury	Port Elizabeth
	10/1963	Birkenhead	S & E Africa
	12/1963	Genoa	S & E Africa
G E Stephenson	3/1964	Antwerp	S Africa
	5/1964	Southampton	E Africa
	7/1964	Hull	E Africa
	10/1964	London	S & E Africa
	1/1965	Genoa	S & E Africa
N M Graham	4/1965	Southampton	S Africa
	6/1965	Southampton	S Africa
	8/1965	Hull	S Africa
W Anson	10/1965	London	S & E Africa
	2/1966	Hebburn	S Africa
	8/1966	Liverpool	E Africa
	11/1966	Liverpool	S Africa & Mauritius
	3/1967	Southampton	S Africa
	5/1967	Southampton	S Africa
	7/1967	London	Ascension & S Africa
H Charnley	9/1967	London	S & E Africa
	1/1968	London	E Africa
	5/1968	Antwerp	S Africa
	8/1968	Birkenhead	E Africa
G S Cochrane	1/1969	Rotterdam	S Africa & Beira
P St Q Beadon	10/1969	Birkenhead	S Africa & Beira
G S Cochrane	6/1970	London	S Africa
D A Rees	10/1970	Birkenhead	S Africa & Beira
	1/1971	London	S Africa & Beira
	4/1971	Southampton	S Africa
	8/1971	Le Havre	S Africa
A T Campbell	12/1971	Birkenhead	S Africa & Beira
	4/1972	Hamburg	S Africa
	6/1972	Southampton	S Africa
W Maltman	8/1972	Rotterdam	S Africa
A T Campbell	1/1973	Birkenhead	S Africa
	4/1973	Hull	S Africa
P S Eckford	8/1973	Hamburg	S Africa
A T Campbell	10/1973	London	E Africa
C Gowans	12/1974
	8/1975	At Sea