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Topic: Sunday at Sea Quiz

Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 05-06-2007 03:47 PM

OK, here we find ourselves on the deck of a classic ocean liner at sea, full speed ahead, smoke pouring from the funnels. What ship, what line, where bound, when, etc? Any guesses?

Rich

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Cunard Fan
First Class Passenger
Member # 7530

posted 05-06-2007 03:51 PM

I would guess that it is the Ile de France in the time after the second world war on her way to Europe. If I had to guess a more exsact time I would say later fiftys to early sixtys. I am not sure about the time though.

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 05-06-2007 04:39 PM

That's a good guess, and the funnels are the right shape, but it's not the ILE. French Line funnels were a deep crimson red; the colors in this image are correct for the line in question.

Rich

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Kevin Gillespie
First Class Passenger
Member # 5748

posted 05-06-2007 05:00 PM

R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth?

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Robertdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 6300

posted 05-06-2007 05:29 PM

Is it Arundel Castle or Windsor Castle in lets say the 1950's on route for South Africa?

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PeterUK
First Class Passenger
Member # 1898

posted 05-06-2007 05:31 PM

How about the RMS Arundel Castle of the Union Castle Line - originally built with 4 funnels and was re-engined and boilered in 1937.

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 05-06-2007 05:44 PM

Wow, both Robertdam and PeterUK came in with winning answers at about the same time! It is indeed the ARUNDEL CASTLE during the 1950s (she was scrapped in 1959.) I don't have the exact date of this photo, but it was on the run to South Africa either outbound or homeward bound.

Congrats to both of you -- here's a rather nice image of her at Southampton:

Rich

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 05-06-2007 07:13 PM

Excellent photo; I would not have known the answer; good one. A great view indeed, and at Southampton.

Pam

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Cunard Fan
First Class Passenger
Member # 7530

posted 05-06-2007 09:30 PM

Well I tried. I am still trying to learn my ships. The Union Castle Line is one I know hardly anything about.

Your picture reminded me of this picture the Desirod posted a few months back.

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Brian_O
First Class Passenger
Member # 3910

posted 05-07-2007 12:23 AM

I recognised Arundel Castle right away, having actually been aboard her. I spent a couple of hours on board on Saturday September 3, 1955 when she was docked in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The chief engineer on African Enterprise (Farrell Lines, New York) arranged the visit for my brother and I (and my mom tagged along too). We found her quite drab and looking her age. Still, she was the largest ship I had ever been on and she continued to hold that distinction until I first boarded QE2 in 1977.

She was a popular ship in South Africa and there was a huge crowd lining the shores of Table Bay to see her off when she made her last departure in late 1958 (November, I believe).

Are there any other CT'ers who were ever aboard her?

Brian

P.S. to Robertdam: Windsor Castle was sunk during WW II.

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PeterUK
First Class Passenger
Member # 1898

posted 05-07-2007 01:46 AM

I was never aboard the Arundel Castle but I did see her once in Southampton in the late 50s. In those days a mail ship sailed for Durban every Thursday at 4.00pm and the in bound ship arrived on Friday morning so on a sunday you could see two of the mail ships one in berth 104 the next one to sail and one in berth 102.

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Robertdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 6300

posted 05-07-2007 10:29 AM

Ah, thanks Brian, didn't know that. I really like the Union Castle Line, I've got a little souvenir book about the line from 1952 at home. It's sad they couldn't reorganize as a cruise company like HAL or Cunard.

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 05-07-2007 01:04 PM

Great photo. The contrast between the streamlined mid 1930s funnels and the old-style davits is interesting.
These were two ships that actually looked far better after being completely rebuilt in the mid 1930s than when they 1st entered service.
The modern style cruiser stern (and later raked bow) made twin former 4-stackers appear far newer than they actually were.

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