Transvaal Castle/ S.A.Vaal

[james phillips]

Yeh, I spent three trips on her 1971, two as a winger and one as public room steward with a chap called Freddie Wicks, we worked in the Golden Room disco at night time serving drinks and day time on the pool deck.As a winger was a bit of a work up, two sittings tree times a day, but plenty of o/time, happy days.

[Humphreys Cahrles]

This ties in with what I remember Jeffery I too remembered having midday beer just befor service with the stewardess mentioned can't remember her name and I believe from what I remember she went over the top in the Gulf of Guinea on our way to Cape Town .lost at sea

[Denzil bath]

Denzil here I was the photographer From septum 1976 for four trips I seem to recall there was a junior radio Officer by the name of tony.

[Alex Doak]

Yes - with great pleasure..!! That's where I met my dear late wife, Eileen Hulley, in June 1964. Alex Doak.

[Bryan Portwig]

The SA Vaal departs capetown on her final voyage september 1977 - she would successfully become a cruise ship under the names - festival - island breeze and big red boat 111 - under the name big boat - note the flying off pennant - she would be scrapped - i have often wondered why - safmarine does not have its own designated shipping line category as they have a rich history and i could or would enjoy sharing all i have on the line - images from my collection

[Bryan Portwig]

the windsor castle departs cape town for her final voyage - 6th september 1977 - a date i will always remember - as it was the day before i turned 20 - tugs assisting are the th watermeyer left - jh botha centre and the danie hugo right - from my collection

[Bryan Portwig]

truth be told the male passenger honywell went overboard in 1970 then a lady passenger mrs josephine van ingen went overboard in 1973 but in a log of the sa vaal of 1969 there was a pickup of a greek seaman again from the vaal voyage 55 from capetown to southampton and the log said the trans fair to place at 2 am in the morning on 2.11.1969 and here it gets vague = the greek seaman was transferred ( from ? a greek tanker ?) ....but no reason is given why - its the 5 line in the log entry

sa vaal.jpg

log entry for the trip attached - i also cannot confirm if any stewardess went overboard

[Carol Williams]

I have a photo could u get in touch please I've lost Ur number