UNION-CASTLE LINE. M. V. "Dunnottar-Castle"

UNION-CASTLE LINE [shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and freighters between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977]. M. V. "Dunnottar-Castle". Real photo by Marius Bar, Toulon.
[Built by Harland & Wolff of Belfast in 1936, the "Dunnottar-Castle" departed on her maiden voyage from Southampton to Cape Town in July 1936; bought by Incres Steamship Co in 1958, renamed her "Victoria" and ran her out of New York on West Indies cruises; with the new name "Princesa Victoria", she was used as a shore-side hotel-ship for Expo '98 and for the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001; finally, the ship was laid up in 2002 and broken up in 2004 at the Kumar Steel Breakers Yard in India].

UNION-CASTLE LINE [compañía de navegación británica que enlazó Europa y África de 1900 a 1977]. M. V. "Dunnottar-Castle" [1936-2004]. Foto de Marius Bar, Toulon.

UNION-CASTLE LINE [companyia de navegació britànica que enllaçà Europa i Àfrica de 1900 a 1977]. M. V. "Dunnottar-Castle" [1936-2004]. Foto de Marius Bar, Toulon.

UNION-CASTLE LINE [compagnie de navigation britannique qui faisait le service entre l'Europe et l'Afrique de 1900 à 1977]. M. V. "Dunnottar-Castle" [1936-2004]. Foto de Marius Bar, Toulon.

UNION-CASTLE LINE [compagnia di navigazione britannica che faceva il servizio tra l'Europa e l'Africa dal 1900 al 1977]. M. V. "Dunnottar-Castle" [1936-2004]. Foto de Marius Bar, Toulon.

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