Various Ships - Deluxe Union-Castle First Class interiors brochure from mid-1950s Orient Overseas Line and exotic Algeria

and exotic Algeria

The ship carried passengers and cargo from Japan to South America and sometimes to the West Coast of the U

Prominently displayed is the BREMEN's massive single stack

Ischina Restaurant

and the twin pools on the extensive Lido Deck

Various Ships - Deluxe Union-Castle First Class interiors brochure from mid-1950s Orient Overseas Line and exotic AlgeriaUnion Castle Line: A deluxe, sixteen page brochure printed in the mid 1950s for Union Castle's First Class service to South Africa. Gold trim sparkles each page and all the photographs are in color. The large photos show public rooms dripping in Empire veneers, plush seating in satiny upholstery, and stateroom bedding piled high with silk covers. In 1954 there were eight ships on the crack mail route PRETORIA CASTLE, EDINBURGH CASTLE, CAPETOWN CASTLE,