Master |
From |
To |
J C Brown |
7/1948 |
8/1950 |
R Wren |
8/1950 |
12/1951 |
J H Trayner |
1/1952 |
2/1952 |
G E Mayhew |
3/1952 |
8/1958 |
J D B Fisher |
4/1957 |
6/1957 |
J D B Fisher |
9/1958 |
9/1961 |
J P Smythe |
9/1961 |
1/1966 |
Refit |
||
J B James |
9/1963 |
11/1963 |
Refit |
||
W S Byles |
7/1965 |
12/1965 |
Pretoria Castle Left Southampton 22 July For South Africa | |
Master |
J C Brown |
Chief Officer |
A E F Payne |
1st Officer |
J E Young |
2nd Officer |
A J Culpin |
3rd Officer |
J A Cairns |
Chief Engineer |
J J Stobo |
1st Engineer |
W H McCombie-Smith |
2nd Engineer |
E J Tuck |
Surgeon |
J F Kirwan |
Purser |
H S Rigg |
Chief Steward |
R H Hubbard |
Pretoria Castle Left Southampton 7 February For South Africa | |
Master |
J P Smythe |
Chief Officer |
P Rose |
First Officer |
R Lofts |
Second Officer |
D Rawlins |
Jnr Second Officer |
G Hobbs |
Third Officer |
P Bowes |
Fourth Officer |
R Parker |
Jnr Fourth Officer |
A Hague |
Surgeon |
R Heald |
Chief Purser |
L G Cooper-Thorne |
Purser |
B James |
Purser Catering |
S Tupper |
Second Purser |
M Peploe |
Second Purser Catering |
T Barnes |
Asst Pursers |
C Lloyd |
Third Purser Catering |
F Gregory |
Purser’s Clerks |
R Poletyllo Miss M Scott Miss F Ross |
First Radio Officer |
G Kilmister |
Second Radio Officer |
S Harden |
Third Radio Officer |
M Hargreaves |
Fourth Radio Officer |
R Pocklington |
Nursing Sister |
Miss A Bean |
Children’s Hostess |
Miss M Hicks |
Band Leader |
G Clark |
Carpenter |
A Wheeler |
Bosun |
B Jones |
Master-at-Arms |
R Guy G Lees |
Chief Engineer |
W Makepeace |
First Engineer |
W Robertson |
Second Engineer |
M Stewart |
Int Second Engineer |
W Nicholls |
Jnr Second Engineer |
E Sartori J B Kerr R Govan |
Snr Third Engineer |
V Hamilton |
Int Third Engineer |
P Scott |
Jnr Third Engineer |
L Guthrie |
Snr Fourth Engineer |
R Crowe |
Jnr Fourth Engineer |
G Venter |
Junior Engineer |
K Richardson D Nicholson P Bryan B Larkin D Hinds D Aitken |
First Electrician |
D Thorpe |
Second Electrician |
A Moir |
Third Electrician |
J Pegler |
ER Storekeeper |
J Phillips |
ER Leading Hand |
T Andrews |
Chief Barman |
L Hockley |
Storekeeper |
R Howells |
Head Waiter (1st Class) |
T Gough |
First Tourist Steward |
W Jackson |
Head Waiter (Tourist Class) |
J Russell |
Laundryman |
A Fabian |
Chef |
D Heard |
Baker |
J Wood |
Butcher |
R Wateridge |
Vessel |
Built |
Service |
Tonnage |
Pretoria Castle (2) |
1948 |
1948 Assisgned to The Cape Mail Service 1966 Transferred to Safmarine renamed SA Oranje |
28705 |
Official Number |
Ship Builder |
Engine Builder |
Engine Type |
HP |
Screws |
181944 |
Harland & Wolff Belfast |
Harland & Wolff Belfast |
6 x Steam turbines |
35000 SHP |
2 |