RMS Edinburgh Castle (1947)
Edinburgh Castle was an ocean liner operated by the Union-Castle Line in service between Britain and South Africa during the mid 20th century.[1] She was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast at a cost of £2.5 million, and was launched on 16 October 1947,[2][3][4] by Princess Margaret.[3] She was refitted twice in the mid 1960s, with modifications externally to her masts and internally with the addition of air conditioning and added private bathrooms.[3][4] She was taken out of service in 1976 after fuel oil prices rose sharply in the preceding years, and sailed from Southampton for scrapping in Taiwan in April.[2] She was powered by steam turbines, which drove twin propellers that gave her a service speed of 22 knots (25 mph).