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MV Stirling Castle
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| Class: | Passenger Liner |
| Yard: | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, N.Ireland |
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| Launched: | July, 1935 |
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| Operator: | Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. |
| Fate: | 1966 Scrapped Japan |
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| Propulsion: | Two B & W. two-stroke double acting marine diesels. Twin screw. |
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The MV Stirling Castle was an ocean liner of the Union-Castle Line in service from the 1930s to the 1960s, primarily on the Southampton - Cape Town route.
She was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, and launched July 1935. She left Southampton on her maiden voyage, 7 February 1936. In August of that year, Stirling Castle set a new record for the route, reaching Table Bay in 13 days 9 hours, beating the previous record of 14 days, 18 hours, and 57 minutes set by Scot in 1893.
During World War II, Stirling Castle was used as a troopship, returning to passenger service in 1946. She was broken up in Japan in 1966.
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