General Maritime Artefacts

General Maritime Artefacts

Lot 141: SOUVENIR TEA CADDY SPOON FROM THE UNION CASTLE LINE VESSEL THE RMMV ATHLONE CASTLE

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Start price: £15

Estimated price: £20 - £30

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Souvenir tea caddy spoon from the Union Castle Line vessel the Athlone Castle which is in a very good condition and shows the company emblem at the end.

[The Athlone Castle was built in 1936 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast with a tonnage of 25564grt, a length of 696ft, a beam of 82ft 5in and a service speed of 20 knots. She was also the sister of the Stirling Castle (2) and was launched by the Princess Alice, wife of the Earl of Athlone, a former Governor General of South Africa on 28th November 1935.]