SA Oranje

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She was sold on 1st January 1966 to the South African Marine Corporation (UK) Ltd and entered service with them on 2nd February as the S.A. Oranje with a new Safmarine livery but on the same route and with Union-Castle crews and management.

Her registry was transferred to Cape Town on 17th March 1969.

SA Oranje’s Formation Dance Team - 1967

Review - October 1967

Engineer Officers - 1968

Master	From	To
J P Smythe	1/1966	3/1969
AA Freer	9/1967	10/1967
C Mavitty	6/1968	8/1968
R Shattock	4/1969	3/1971
A A Freer	12/1969	2/1970
A A Freer	4/1971	12/1972
J Catterall	9/1971	10/1971
J Catterall	6/1972	8/1972
R Thomson Safmarine	1/1973	2/1975
R J Miller	10/1974	12/1974
R Royan	3/1975	11/1975

Permanent Master shown in bold

Among the presentation party is Chief Officer Alasdair Terras

(3rd officer from the right)

Prime Minister and Mrs H F Verwoerd with the Chairman Sir Nicholas Cayzer and Mrs Cayzer

Renaming Ceremony - 2 February 1966

Pretoria Castle Left Southampton 21 January For South Africa
Master	J Smythe
Staff Commander	P Eckford
Chief Officer	A Terras
Second Officer	A Wigham
Extra Second Officer	R Milne
Third Officer	A Ireland
Fourth Officer	J Grundy
Cadets	C Green
Carpenter	H Hale
Bosun	W Peckham
Master-at-Arms	R Carson H Clarke
First Radio Officer	G Kilmister
Second Radio Officer	W Eckersley
Third Radio Officer	B Davies
Fourth Radio Officer	N Clarke
Surgeon	R Tate
Nursing Sister	Miss J Adams
Chief Engineer	R Crook
First Engineer	M Smith
Second Engineer	S Mason
Int Second Engineer	T Hopkins
Jnr Second Engineer	G Blakey C Godfrey V Hamilton
Snr Third Engineer	M Roberts
Int Third Engineer	K Richardson
Jnr Third Engineer	D Hunt
Snr Fourth Engineer	K Amor
Jnr Fourth Engineer	I Templeton
Junior Engineer	A Greyling W Watts F Clarke
Chief Frig Engineer	D Laycock
Second Frig Engineer	W Falconer
First Electrician	H Windsor
Second Electrician	A Moir
Third Electrician	D Tucker
ER Storekeeper	K Pearson
ER Leading Hand	W Theuma
Chief Purser	W Cook
Purser	A Connelly
Purser Catering	W McGrady
Second Purser	G Cartwright
Second Purser Catering	F Gregory
Third Purser Catering	J Fry
Asst Pursers	B Thomas
Purser’s Clerks	D Mason Miss A Heather Miss V Stewart
Jnr Purser Catering	C Fordham W Fleetwood
Hostess	Miss C Cordwell-Green
Children’s Hostess	Miss J Nevard
Chief Barman	F Nicolas
Storekeeper	A Gilmour
Linen Steward	C Handley
Head Waiter (1st Class)	K MacKay
First Tourist Steward	R Smith
Head Waiter (Tourist Class)	C Roche
Band Leader	E Hill
Laundryman	W Cronin
Chef	C Alves
Baker	J Leslie
Butcher	L Nicholson
Shopkeeper	R Hann

Review - October 1968

Yoyage Notes - 1974

S.A. Oranje Left Southampton 5 July For South Africa
Master	R Thomson
Staff Commander	A Wigham
Chief Officer	I Currie
Second Officer	J Third
Extra Second Officer	J Price
Third Officer	A Tiddy
Cadets	W De Villiers
Carpenter	H Hale
Bosun	D Collins
Snr Master-at-Arms	L Fergus
Jnr Master-at-Arms	M Caley
First Radio Officer	L Whittaker
Second Radio Officer	J Tomlinson
Third Radio Officer	A Pettie
Fourth Radio Officer	G Smith
Surgeon	R Tuft
Nursing Sister	M O’Doherty
Chief Engineer	R Gemmell
First Engineer	P Lovell
Second Engineer	L Ord
Extra Second Engineer	B Cooper
Jnr Second Engineer	G Knox J Oakman
Snr Third Engineer	M Rowan
Int Third Engineer	J Cowan
Jnr Third Engineer	J Sibbald
Snr Fourth Engineer	D Norman
Int Fourth Engineer	K Austin
Junior Engineer	B Payne J Powell A Steel
Chief Frig Engineer	J Wade
Second Frig Engineer	F Cundy
Third Frig Engineer	P Hastings
First Electrician	H Gregson
Second Electrician	J Fernandez
Third Electrician	D Arnold
Senior Mechanic	G Ball
ER Storekeeper	T Andrews
ER Leading Hand	D Sines
Chief Purser	W Eastmond
Purser	J Tunstall
Purser Catering	W Fleetwood
Second Purser	D Tooze
Second Purser Catering	R Ledbury
Third Pursers	I Pursch
Third Purser Catering	P Reynolds
Junior Pursers	S Campbell A Whitehead C Martin
Children’s Hostess	J Ackrill
Chief Barman	B Watts
Storekeeper	D Hughes J Mullally
Linen Steward	C Bosman
Head Waiter (1st Class)	L MacKay
First Tourist Steward	M Stokes
Head Waiter (Tourist)	B Gibbs
Band Leader	P Cunningham
Laundryman	C Etheridge
Chef	B Eastland
Baker	C Cullinan
Butcher	D Culliman
Shopkeeper	P Farrell

Dressed overall she awaits her final depature from Durban bound for the far east

Note: No passengers on board and the use of a standard gangway

After 187 sailings and carrying over 250,000 passengers

She arrived at Kaohsuing on 2nd November 1975 to be broken up by Chin Tai Steel Enterprises

Farewell to The Mail Service - 1975

S.A. Oranje Left Southampton 19 September For South Africa
Master	R Royan
Staff Commander	C Ennis
Chief Officer	I Currie
Second Officer	J Third
Extra Second Officer	W Brown
Third Officer	P Van Rensburg
Fourth Officer	B Smith
Carpenter	R Rowsell
Bosun	H Dilley
Snr Master-at-Arms	H Johnson
Jnr Master-at-Arms	B Mann
First Radio Officer	L Whitaker
Second Radio Officer	R C Perks
Third Radio Officer	D Garbett
Fourth Radio Officer	A Martin
Surgeon	I Harrison
Nursing Sister	A King
Chief Engineer	R Gemmell
First Engineer	P Lovell
Second Engineer	L Ord
Extra Second Engineer	N Rattenbury
Jnr Second Engineer	T Dunlop J Oakman
Snr Third Engineer	M Mills
Int Third Engineer	I Bruce
Jnr Third Engineer	I Hutton
Snr Fourth Engineer	I Bowman
Int Fourth Engineer	D Shaw
Jnr Fourth Engineer	P Finch A Humpish
Junior Engineer	D Shaylor G Potter C Gorman M Thomas
Chief Frig Engineer	S Tyrie
Third Frig Engineer	G Coppock
First Electrician	T Stallard
Second Electrician	J Finnegan
Third Electrician	T Lynch
ER Storekeeper	T Andrews
ER Leading Hand	P Wellman
Chief Purser	O Parry-Williams
Purser	G F Cartwright
Purser Catering	G Waugh
Second Purser	D Tooze
Second Purser Catering	P Fealey
Third Pursers	S Campbell
Third Purser Catering	T Atherton
Junior Pursers	M Byrne B Lewis
Jnr Purser Catering	E Fisher
Children’s Hostess	A Ackrill
Chief Barman	A Pooley
Storekeeper	D Hughes
Linen Steward	F Foote
Head Waiter (1st Class)	K MacKay
First Steward	C Fielding
Head Waiter (Tourist)	B Gibbs
Band Leader	P Cunningham
Laundryman	C Bosman
Chef	J Greer
Baker	C Thornton
Butcher	A Lee
Shopkeeper	P Farrell

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

SA Oranje

1948

Ex Pretoria Castle (2)

1966 Transferred from Union-Castle to Safmarine

1975 Scrapped at Kaohsiung

28705

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

181944

Harland & Wolff

Belfast

Harland & Wolff

Belfast

6 x Steam turbines

35000 SHP