Master

From

To

J P Smythe

1/1966

3/1969

AA Freer

9/1967

10/1967

C Mavitty

6/1968

8/1968

R Shattock

4/1969

3/1971

A A Freer

12/1969

2/1970

A A Freer

4/1971

12/1972

J Catterall

9/1971

10/1971

J Catterall

6/1972

8/1972

R Thomson

Safmarine

1/1973

2/1975

R J Miller

10/1974

12/1974

R Royan

3/1975

11/1975

Pretoria Castle

Left Southampton

21 January

For South Africa

Master

J Smythe

Staff Commander

P Eckford

Chief Officer

A Terras

Second Officer

A Wigham

Extra Second Officer

R Milne

Third Officer

A Ireland

Fourth Officer

J Grundy

Cadets

C Green

Carpenter

H Hale

Bosun

W Peckham

Master-at-Arms

R Carson

H Clarke

First Radio Officer

G Kilmister

Second Radio Officer

W Eckersley

Third Radio Officer

B Davies

Fourth Radio Officer

N Clarke

Surgeon

R Tate

Nursing Sister

Miss J Adams

Chief Engineer

R Crook

First Engineer

M Smith

Second Engineer

S Mason

Int Second Engineer

T Hopkins

Jnr Second Engineer

G Blakey

C Godfrey

V Hamilton

Snr Third Engineer

M Roberts

Int Third Engineer

K Richardson

Jnr Third Engineer

D Hunt

Snr Fourth Engineer

K Amor

Jnr Fourth Engineer

I Templeton

Junior Engineer

A Greyling

W Watts

F Clarke

Chief Frig Engineer

D Laycock

Second Frig Engineer

W Falconer

First Electrician

H Windsor

Second Electrician

A Moir

Third Electrician

D Tucker

ER Storekeeper

K Pearson

ER Leading Hand

W Theuma

Chief Purser

W Cook

Purser

A Connelly

Purser Catering

W McGrady

Second Purser

G Cartwright

Second Purser Catering

F Gregory

Third Purser Catering

J Fry

Asst Pursers

B Thomas

Purser’s Clerks

D Mason

Miss A Heather

Miss V Stewart

Jnr Purser Catering

C Fordham

W Fleetwood

Hostess

Miss C Cordwell-Green

Children’s Hostess

Miss J Nevard

Chief Barman

F Nicolas

Storekeeper

A Gilmour

Linen Steward

C Handley

Head Waiter (1st Class)

K MacKay

First Tourist Steward

R Smith

Head Waiter (Tourist Class)

C Roche

Band Leader

E Hill

Laundryman

W Cronin

Chef

C Alves

Baker

J Leslie

Butcher

L Nicholson

Shopkeeper

R Hann

S.A. Oranje

Left Southampton

5 July

For South Africa

Master

R Thomson

Staff Commander

A Wigham

Chief Officer

I Currie

Second Officer

J Third

Extra Second Officer

J Price

Third Officer

A Tiddy

Cadets

W De Villiers

Carpenter

H Hale

Bosun

D Collins

Snr Master-at-Arms

L Fergus

Jnr Master-at-Arms

M Caley

First Radio Officer

L Whittaker

Second Radio Officer

J Tomlinson

Third Radio Officer

A Pettie

Fourth Radio Officer

G Smith

Surgeon

R Tuft

Nursing Sister

M O’Doherty

Chief Engineer

R Gemmell

First Engineer

P Lovell

Second Engineer

L Ord

Extra Second Engineer

B Cooper

Jnr Second Engineer

G Knox

J Oakman

Snr Third Engineer

M Rowan

Int Third Engineer

J Cowan

Jnr Third Engineer

J Sibbald

Snr Fourth Engineer

D Norman

Int Fourth Engineer

K Austin

Junior Engineer

B Payne

J Powell

A Steel

Chief Frig Engineer

J Wade

Second Frig Engineer

F Cundy

Third Frig Engineer

P Hastings

First Electrician

H Gregson

Second Electrician

J Fernandez

Third Electrician

D Arnold

Senior Mechanic

G Ball

ER Storekeeper

T Andrews

ER Leading Hand

D Sines

Chief Purser

W Eastmond

Purser

J Tunstall

Purser Catering

W Fleetwood

Second Purser

D Tooze

Second Purser Catering

R Ledbury

Third Pursers

I Pursch

Third Purser Catering

P Reynolds

Junior Pursers

S Campbell

A Whitehead

C Martin

Children’s Hostess

J Ackrill

Chief Barman

B Watts

Storekeeper

D Hughes

J Mullally

Linen Steward

C Bosman

Head Waiter (1st Class)

L MacKay

First Tourist Steward

M Stokes

Head Waiter (Tourist)

B Gibbs

Band Leader

P Cunningham

Laundryman

C Etheridge

Chef

B Eastland

Baker

C Cullinan

Butcher

D Culliman

Shopkeeper

P Farrell

S.A. Oranje

Left Southampton

19 September

For South Africa

Master

R Royan

Staff Commander

C Ennis

Chief Officer

I Currie

Second Officer

J Third

Extra Second Officer

W Brown

Third Officer

P Van Rensburg

Fourth Officer

B Smith

Carpenter

R Rowsell

Bosun

H Dilley

Snr Master-at-Arms

H Johnson

Jnr Master-at-Arms

B Mann

First Radio Officer

L Whitaker

Second Radio Officer

R C Perks

Third Radio Officer

D Garbett

Fourth Radio Officer

A Martin

Surgeon

I Harrison

Nursing Sister

A King

Chief Engineer

R Gemmell

First Engineer

P Lovell

Second Engineer

L Ord

Extra Second Engineer

N Rattenbury

Jnr Second Engineer

T Dunlop

J Oakman

Snr Third Engineer

M Mills

Int Third Engineer

I Bruce

Jnr Third Engineer

I Hutton

Snr Fourth Engineer

I Bowman

Int Fourth Engineer

D Shaw

Jnr Fourth Engineer

P Finch

A Humpish

Junior Engineer

D Shaylor

G Potter

C Gorman

M Thomas

Chief Frig Engineer

S Tyrie

Third Frig Engineer

G Coppock

First Electrician

T Stallard

Second Electrician

J Finnegan

Third Electrician

T Lynch

ER Storekeeper

T Andrews

ER Leading Hand

P Wellman

Chief Purser

O Parry-Williams

Purser

G F Cartwright

Purser Catering

G Waugh

Second Purser

D Tooze

Second Purser Catering

P Fealey

Third Pursers

S Campbell

Third Purser Catering

T Atherton

Junior Pursers

M Byrne

B Lewis

Jnr Purser Catering

E Fisher

Children’s Hostess

A Ackrill

Chief Barman

A Pooley

Storekeeper

D Hughes

Linen Steward

F Foote

Head Waiter (1st Class)

K MacKay

First Steward

C Fielding

Head Waiter (Tourist)

B Gibbs

Band Leader

P Cunningham

Laundryman

C Bosman

Chef

J Greer

Baker

C Thornton

Butcher

A Lee

Shopkeeper

P Farrell

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

SA Oranje

1948

Ex Pretoria Castle (2)

1966 Transferred from Union-Castle to Safmarine

1975 Scrapped at Kaohsiung

28705

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

181944

Harland & Wolff

Belfast

Harland & Wolff

Belfast

6 x Steam turbines

35000 SHP

2