Naval Postcards
R.M.M.V. 'Winchester Castle' (Royal Mail Motor Vessel) - Union-Castle liner, built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast. Construction Data: launched - 19.11.1929, completed - 11.10.1930, tonnage - 20,109g, number of funnels - 1 (modernised in 1938 to meet the new mail contract requirements), propulsion - twin screw, service speed - 20 knots, fate - scrapped in 1960. Real-photographic card marked 'THE UNION - CASTLE LINE R.M.M.V. WINCHESTER CASTLE 20,012 tons' on front. No publisher details or numbering. Postally used (date unclear) from South Africa to Israel - probably circa 1950.
'Andrea Doria' - The first Italian transatlantic ship launched (16 June 1951) since the end of the World War II, 'Andrea Doria' was built to run in North Atlantic service for the 'ITALIA Societa di Navigazione - Genova'. Collided with the Swedish-American liner 'STOCKHOLM', 25 July 1956 and sank next day. Approximately 50 of the 1,709 passengers were killed in the collision, 60 miles off Nantucket Island. Divided back postcard ca. 1953, reverse marked 'A. Pizzi S.A. - Milano' and captioned 'ITALIA' and 'Societa di Navigazione - Genova'.
Specifications: Gross Tonnage - 29,100 tons, Dimensions - 697 x 90 x 30 ft, Number of funnels - 1, Number of masts - 1, Propulsion - Twin screw, Service Speed - 23 knots, Passengers - 1,241 people, Builder - Ansaldo Shipyards, Genoa, Italy, 1953.
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