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Ceylon (1858-1881
- 2021gt)
Ceylon was built by Samuda Bros,
Poplar, London and was a fully rigged steam+sailing vessel used on the
Southampton-Malta-Alexandria service. She was re-engined in 1865/66 and
later transferred to the Bombay-Melbourne route. In 1876 she was on the
Venice-Alexandria ferry service.
Ceylon was sold by P&O
to John L.Clarke in 1881 for £9235 for cruising out of Southampton. She
was the first vessel to cruise around the world in 1883. She was
transferred to Polytechnic Cruises/Touring Association in 1892, owned by
the Ocean Steam Yachting Company. She continued sailing until broken up
in 1907.
Steam Yacht Ceylon in Polytechnic
Cruises ownership in Norway
Passengers boarding on a delightful steam
pinnace
Card posted from Hammerfest but date illegible
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Rome (1881-1904
- 5012gt)Vectis
(3) (1904-1912)
Rome was renamed Vectis
(3) in 1904 for use as a "cruising yacht". She
was sold to the French Government in 1912.
P&O
official postcard as the "cruising yacht" Vectis
(3).
Tuck's Oilette postcard
of Vectis (3)
Postcard as the "cruising yacht" Vectis
(3)
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Ballaarat
(1882-1904
- 11,120gt)
Ballaarat
ran on the Australia service and was sold for scrap in
1904.
P&O
official postcard
Oceana (1)
(1888-1912
- 6610gt)
Oceana was built in 1888 by
Harland and Wolff of Belfast. Originally assigned to the transfer of
passenger and mail traffic from the United Kingdom to Australia, she was
later assigned to the UK to India routes. On 16 March 1912 the ship
collided in the Strait of Dover with the Pisagua, a 2850-ton
German-registered 4 masted steel barque. She subsequently sank off
Beachy Head on the East Sussex coast, with the loss of 9 lives.
P&O official postcard of Oceana
The same painting was used for numerous 2-funnelled ships of different
classes
On
earlier copies you even had to write the ship's name on the card
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P&O official postcard
of Oceana
Later version of card above with ship's name printed
W.H.Smith photographic
postcard of Oceana
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Arcadia (1)
(1888-1916
- 6603gt)
Official used P&O card of
the first Arcadia
The same painting was
used for numerous 2-funnelled ships of different classes
Official unused P&O card of
the first Arcadia
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Australia (2)
(1892-1904
- 6901gt)
Australia
(2) was
stranded at the entrance to Port Philip Bay in 1904. She caught
fire, and was a total loss.
P&O
official postcards of Australia (2)
Himalaya (2)
(1892-1922
- 6898gt)
Himalaya
(2) was
requisitioned in 1916, and converted into a seaplane carrier.
She was returned to P & O in 1919, and used as troopship
until scrapped in 1922.
P&O
official postcard of Himalaya (2)
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P&O
official postcard of Himalaya (2).
French
postcard of Himalaya (2) in stormy weather..
Postcard
of Himalaya (2) as a troopship
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Borneo
(1895-1914
- 4573gt)
Borneo was sold to Japan in
1914, and renamed the Harima Maru.
P&O
official postcard of Borneo.
Malta
(1895-1922
- 6064gt)
Malta was scrapped in Italy
in 1922.
P&O
official postcard of Malta.
Nubia
(1895-1915
- 5914gt)
Nubia was lost outside Colombo
in 1915, whilst waiting for the pilot.
P&O
official postcard of Nubia.
Simla (2)
(1895-1916
- 5884gt)
Simla was torpedoed and sunk
whilst of Malta in 1916.
P&O
official postcard of Simla.
Sunda (2)
(1895-1914
- 4674gt)
Sunda was sold to Japan in
1914, and renamed Hokokuo Maru.
P&O
official postcard of Sunda.
Sumatra (2)
(1895-1914
- 4607gt)
Sumatra was sold to the Arab
SS Co in 1914. Wrecked in 1923.
P&O
official postcard of Sumatra.
China (2)
(1896-1928
- 7912gt)
China was broken up in Japan
in 1928.
P&O
official postcard of China.
India (2)
(1896-1915
- 7911gt)
India was torpedoed and sunk
off Norway while serving as Armed Merchant Cruiser in 1915.
P&O
official postcard of India.
P&O
official New Year's postcard of India, for 01/01/1904.
Egypt(1897-1922
- 7912gt)
Egypt sank in 1922 after a
collision off Ushant with the French ship
Seine.
P&O
official postcard of Egypt.
Tuck's
Oilette postcard of Egypt.
Postcard
of Egypt at Port said.
Arabia (2)
(1898-1916
- 7930gt)
Arabia
was torpedoed
and sunk SW of Cape Matapan in 1916.
P&O
official postcard of Arabia.
Tuck's
Oilette postcard of Arabia.
Iris(1898-1920
- 1728gt)
Osiris(1898-1922
- 1738gt)
Sisters Iris and Osiris
were built in 1898 by Caird & Co, Greenock, and were designed for
the express service from Brindisi to Egypt. They had a speed of 19
knots which was fast by P&O standards at the time. Isis
was sold in 1920 to Bland Line of Gibraltar and renamed Gibel
Sarsar for services to Morocco. Broken up in Italy in 1926.
Osiris was broken up in 1922
Official P&O card of Osiris
Assaye(1899-1928
- 7376gt)
Sobraon(1900-1901
- 7382gt)
Assaye was built in 1899 by
Caird & Co, Greenock, and was designed for use as a troopship as
required. She worked as a Hospital ship in WW1 and was scrapped at
Stavanger in 1928.
Assaye's sister Sobraon
was less successful, being wrecked on her third voyage back from
Shanghai to London on April 1901. A third sister
Plassy
is covered on
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Official postcards of HMT
Assaye
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Photographic postcards of
HMT Assaye
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G.A.Pratt (Southampton)
postcard of HMT Assaye
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French Grimaud postcard of
Assaye in P&O service
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