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SS Himalaya in Singapore
By the time the Second World War ended in August 1945, the P&O Company had suffered terrible losses, the shipping group itself having lost 182 vessels totalling nearly 1,250,000 tons.
The rebuilding of the passenger fleet started in 1946, when P&O ordered their 28,047 gross ton liner "Himalaya" from Vickers Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. She cost £3.4 million.
In service, Himalaya only made 2 round trips to Australia before being programmed for cruises from Southampton, the first P&O cruises since 1939.
Owner/Source | For more photos and ship's data, visit this feature P&O site. |
Date | Added 20150121 |
Linked to | Arthur Beardsmore (Emigration); Margaret Lilian Dodimead (Emigration) |
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