- (Child) Birth*: Balmoral Castle Ship Union Castle129074 was born in 1910; Ship Name Balmoral
Years in service 1910-1939
Funnels 2
Masts 2
Shipping Line Union-Castle
Line 2
Ship description
Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding Co. Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 13,361. Dimensions: 570' x 64' .Twin-screw, 17 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Two masts and two funnels.2 - (Deceased) Death*: Balmoral Castle Ship Union Castle129074 died in 1939 History
12,500 I.H.P. Service: Southampton-Cape Town. Passengers: 317 first, 220 second, 268 third. Scrapped in 1939. Sister ship: Edinburgh Castle.2 - Photograph*: Balmoral Castle Ship Union Castle129074 is in this photograph taken.2,3
- (Ship) Emigration: Sarah Ann Nicolson emigrated with Mary Duncan Sanderson on Balmoral Castle Ship Union Castle129074 on 20 August 1915 at London, England to South Africa, . UNCONFIRMED but probable info : passenger list for ship Balmoral Castle leaving London 21 Aug 1915 bound for South Africa ; Mrs Sanderson travelling 3rd class to port of Natal, no profession, occupation or calling, female aged 66, last permanent residence Scotland, intended permanent residence South Africa; Miss Sanderson travelling 3rd class to Port Natal (Durban), no profession, occupation or calling, female aged 32, last permanent residence Scotland, intended permanent residence South Africa.1
- [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) TNA online www.nationalarchives.gov.uk [Apr 2010].
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Ships collection [Apr 2018].
- [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/archive/displays/dazzle-ships/
Balmoral Castle Ship Union Castle1290741,2
?, #15213, b. 1910, d. 1939
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2020