Shipping Postcard: Union Castle Line RMS Rothesay Castle Cargo Vessel 60s XT5293

This colour view captures the stately profile of the cargo liner R.M.S. Rothesay Castle navigating through calm waters. Owned by the famous Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co., the 9,000-gross-ton vessel displays its distinctive grey hull, white superstructure, deck derricks, and iconic red and black funnel. Powered by diesel engines with a speed of 16 knots, the ship represents a classic era of mid-twentieth-century merchant shipping, serving as an excellent historical record for maritime enthusiasts and transportation collectors.

This is a standard size postcard which was published by Roberts & Wrate Ltd., Portsmouth as a Plastichrome card by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston. The postcard was made in the United States. This is an unused postcard.


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