EDINBURGH CASTLE
Code - NL044
£1.75
Class - 2
Date - 1910
Description - EDINBURGH CASTLE NL44 Completed 1910 with her sister Balmoral
Castle for Union Castle Line. Served as an
Armed Merchant Cruiser in WW1 and as an
accomodation/depot ship at Freetown, in WW2.
In peacetime both served on the Mail Service
between U.K. and South Africa.
Gross Tonnage 13,360 tons
Dimensions 591' x 65' x 38'
Speed 17 ½ knots
Passengers 790