Pretoria Castle
ocean liner
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Pretoria Castle
- IMO number
- 5284352
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ocean liner
- Gross tonnage
- 28,705
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 227.8 m
- Beam
- 25.6 m
- Year built
- 1948
- Builder
- Harland and Wolff
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Union-Castle Line
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Pretoria Castle
Pretoria Castle (later S.A. Oranje) was an ocean liner operated by the Union-Castle Line in service between Britain and South Africa during the mid 20th century. She was built by Harland & Wolff of Belfast at a cost of £2.5 million, and was launched on 19 August 1947, with her christening performed by the wife of South African Prime Minister Jan Smuts. She made her maiden voyage in July 1948. In 1953, she was present for the fleet review as part of the Coronation of Elizabeth II. She was refit twice in the mid-1960s, with modifications externally to her masts and internally with the addition of air conditioning and added private bathrooms. In January 1966, she was sold to South African shipping company Safmarine via its British subsidiary and renamed S.A.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pretoria Castle now?
- Pretoria 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 Pretoria Castle?
- Pretoria Castle is a ocean liner, built in 1948 by Harland and Wolff. The vessel is 227.8 m long with a beam of 25.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 28,705.
- Who owns Pretoria Castle?
- Pretoria Castle is operated by Union-Castle Line. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Pretoria Castle been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Pretoria Castle appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).