MV Bloemfontein Castle
ocean liner
IMO 5271836
MMSI —
activeCurrent position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Bloemfontein Castle
- IMO number
- 5271836
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- ocean liner
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
- 181.2 m
- Beam
- 23.2 m
- Year built
- 1950
- Builder
- Harland and Wolff
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV Bloemfontein Castle
MV Bloemfontein Castle was a passenger liner. She was launched at Harland & Wolff's yard at Belfast on 25 August 1949 by Mrs Leif Egeland, wife of the High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa in London. She was completed on 25 March 1950. Built for Union-Castle Line's Intermediate service to South and East Africa, she was their first one-class ship. She took her name after the town of Bloemfontein, capital of the Orange Free State.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Bloemfontein Castle now?
- MV Bloemfontein Castle has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is MV Bloemfontein Castle?
- MV Bloemfontein Castle is a ocean liner, built in 1950 by Harland and Wolff. The vessel is 181.2 m long with a beam of 23.2 m.
- Has MV Bloemfontein Castle been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Bloemfontein Castle appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).