Tintagel Castle (2)

TINTAGEL CASTLE (2) was built in 1954 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast with a tonnage of 7447grt, a length of 494ft 6in, a beam of 65ft 10in and a service speed of 16 knots.

Sister of the Tantallon Castle she was the last ship built for Union-Castle before the company was merged with Clan Line within the British & Commonwealth Group in January 1956.

She was sold to Armar Shipping Co. of Cyprus in 1971, renamed Armar, and remained with the company until 27th June 1978 when she arrived at Kaohsiung where she was broken up by Nang Eng Steel Enterprise Co.

Tintagel Castle - In the English Channel

Artist - Robert Lloyd

Tintagel Castle - Art Gallery

As Armar

Life after Union-Castle Line

Master	Date	Left	Destination
J E Wilford	5/1954 - 11/1954
A E Payne	5/1956 - 5/1957
G E Stephenson	6/1957 - 2/1959
G E Stephenson	12/1958	London	Australia
A E Payne	8/1959	London	S & E Africa
	3/1960	London	S Africa
J M Lycett	7/1960	London	S Africa
	7/1961	Liverpool	S & E Africa
W R Carr	11/1961	London	Mauritius
A T Underdown	4/1962	London	E Africa
	7/1962	London	S & E Africa
A E Payne	3/1963	London	S & E Africa
	7/1963	London	E Africa
A A Freer	11/1963	London	E Africa
	3/1964	Genoa	S & E Africa
W C Swift	7/1964	London	S & E Africa
	11/1964	London	S & E Africa
	3/1965	London	S & E Africa
	8/1965	Genoa	S & E Africa
D A Rees	1/1966	London	S Africa
	7/1966	London	S & E Africa
	11/1966	London	E & S Africa
	3/1967	Marseilles	S & E Africa
W C Swift	6/1967	London	E Africa
	10/1967	Genoa	S & E Africa
	3/1968	Rotterdam	S & E Africa
	7/1968	Rotterdam	S Africa & Mauritius
T Roberts	11/1968	Rotterdam	S Africa & Mauritius
	3/1969	Antwerp	S America
T R Halliday	8/1969	Birkenhead	E Pakistan
T Roberts	12/1970	London	E Africa

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

Speed

Tintagel Castle (2)

1954

7447

186074

Harland & Wolff

Belfast

Motor 8 Cyl

Burmeister & Wain

8500 BHP

Career Summary

Tintagel Castle (2)

MQWT

Collision near Suez - 1963

1st January 1963, whilst on a voyage from Biera to Rotterdam, she was extensively damaged near the Suez pilot station,

when she was in collision with the Polish Ocean Lines’ Florian Ceynowa.

In 1959 the Master of Tintagel Castle (Capt Gerald Stephenson) was invited to visit the ship’s adopted school in East London, Selbourne Primary School.

A few of the junior officers and cadets were “voluntold” to assist in educating the pupils

(3rd Officer Steve Cazalet on the right of the left hand picture, Ken Jones is on the left and seen talking to the class on the right)

Visit to Selbourne Primary School, East London - May 1958

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