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{{Short description|Former British shipping line}}
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|predecessors = {{ubl|Union Line|Castle Mail Packet Co.}}
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|key_people = *Donald Currie
*Sir Francis Vernon Thompson
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[[File:Union-Castle House - geograph.org.uk - 1722354.jpg|thumb|Union-Castle House, Southampton]]
The '''Union-Castle Line''' was a British [[shipping line]] that operated a fleet of [[passenger liner]]s and [[cargo ship]]s between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the '''Union Line''' and '''Castle Shipping Line'''.

It merged with [[Bullard King]] and [[Clan Line]] in 1956 to form [[British & Commonwealth Shipping]], and then with [[South African Marine Corporation]] (commonly referred to as [[Safmarine]]) in 1973 to create [[International Liner Services]], but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.