Built in 1919 for Union Castle Mail Steamship Company the building houses the South African Maritime Museum today. The museum showcases the maritime history of Table Bay and houses the largest collection of model ships in South Africa.

Part of the museum's floating exhibits in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront include the SAS Somerset, a retired Naval Defence Boom Vessel.

The Union Castle Building (photo: QVRP, Creative Commons license)

The Union Castle Building (photo: QVRP, Creative Commons license)

South African Maritime Museum, The Union Castle Building (photo: QVRP, Creative Commons license)

Coordinates:

• Decimal degrees: -33.905451 (Latitude) 18.420031 (Longitude)
• Degrees, Minutes & Seconds: S33 54 19 (Latitude) E18 25 12 (Longitude)
• GPS: S 33 54.327 (Latitude) E 18 25.202 (Longitude)
• UTM: 34S 261451 (X) 6245330 (Y)

... also in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.

Sources:

• QVRP. 2012. SA Maritime Museum, Union Castle Building. QVRP.