Builder:

Harland & Wolff Ltd, Queens Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Yard Number:

Date of Build:

1957

Vessel Name:

Pendennis Castle

Other Names:

Ocean Queen, Sinbad, Sinbad I

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

Christmas Eve 1957

Launched by:

Lady Rotherwick (wife of Lord Rotherwick, the then Chairman of Union-Castle Line)

Maiden Voyage:

1st January 1959

Southampton to Cape Town

Final Commercial Voyage:

1976

Southampton to Cape Town and return

Final Voyage:

Hong Kong to Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1980

Location Scrapped:

Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1980

Flag:

British

Port of Registry:

London, England, UK

Original Owners / Operators:

Union-Castle Line, London, England, UK

Length:

764 ft

Breadth:

83.6 ft

Draft:

Gross Registered Tonnage:

28,582 tons

Power:

Propulsion:

2 propellers.

Maximum Speed:

Service Speed:

22.5 knots

Passengers & Crew:

182 First Class, 493 Tourist Class