RMS Arundel Castle

RMS Arundel Castle was a British ocean liner and Royal Mail Ship which entered service in 1921 for the Union-Castle Line.

She should have been completed in 1916, under the name Amroth Castle,[1] but with the advent of World War 1, construction on the ship was put on hold until November 1918.

[1] She received a refit in 1937, with her four funnels being reconfigured into two, with new Babcock-Johnson boilers,[4] her hull lengthened, and her bow remodelled from a straight stem to a more modern, angular design.

After being released by the Admiralty, she was converted back to a passenger liner to provide a service for emigrants traveling to South Africa.

The ship's furnishings and accessories—including the chronometers, captain's armchair, steering wheel, crockery and sterling silver cutlery—were offered as gifts.

Arundel Castle after being fitted with a more raked bow and her four funnels reduced to two