Builder:

Harland & Wolff Ltd, Queens Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Yard Number:

Date of Build:

1947

Vessel Name:

Edinburgh Castle

Other Names:

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

19^th October 1947

Launched by:

 HRH Princess Margaret Rose

Maiden Voyage:

Final Commercial Voyage:

 Southmapton to Cape Town

Final Voyage:

Cape Town to Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Location Scrapped:

Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1976

Flag:

British

Port of Registry:

London, England, UK

Original Owners / Operators:

Union-Castle Line, London, England, UK

Length:

747.4 ft

Breadth:

84 ft

Draft:

Gross Registered Tonnage:

28,705 tons

Power:

Propulsion:

2 propellers.

Maximum Speed:

Service Speed:

22.5 knots

Passengers & Crew:

227 First Class, 478 Cabin Class and 400 crew