cape town

Leaving Table Bay, Cape Town. Seals playing alongside.

Cape Town and Table Bay from Signal Hill. Gran’s journal, April 29, 1963: Boarded Tegelberg at 2 and soon were effusively greeted by young Mr. Li. He shook our hands and declared, ‘The child was born this A.M. He is 7 ½ lb. boy!’ He had just received a birth certificate from Dutch Council. When

South arm with control tower, from breakwater. Devil's Peak & Table Mountain behind.

19th century lighthouse near Cape Town

A familiar landmark on Cape Town's waterfront

Gentrification and prettification under way, Cape Town. The top station of the Table Mountain cableway stands out clearly.

Seen from Northern Star - April 1967

QE2 and Europa gracing the port probably in 1982

The port of Cape Town seen here in the 1880's. The picture was taken from an impressive German album, representing a collection of photographs of remarkable towns, locations and artwork. It was compiled and edited by the known American traveller, writer and lecturer John Lawson Stoddard (1850-1931)

Arrival at the South African port in May 1969 with SA Vaal and a Maersk Line vessel in view

A Clan Line vessel and one of the City of Durban class of Ellerman Line alongside in April 1967

The Eihatsu Maru is 50m Japanese tuna trawler that ran aground on Clifton beach, Cape Town on 12 May 2012. No loss of live.

Postcard from N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij.

ex Well Boat, formerly based in and around the West Coast of Scotland (laterlly Oban)

S.A. Oranje (ex Pretoria Castle) and Union Castle's Reina del Mar in Cape Town Harbour, January 1968. My wife and I were about to sail to Southampton on S.A. Oranje.

Loading The Gold (if my memory serves me correct in Cape Town Early 1977) onto the RMMV Southampton Castle

Table Moutain 2AM taken 60sec exposure from the dockside whilst on RMMV Southampton Castle 1977. Slightly different shot from the usually I was determined to see the "table cloth"

Clan Menzies Stern to Stern with City of Canberra in Capetown Early 1976

Cape Town From Top of Table Mountain 1976