The UK Passenger Ship Fleet of 1967

 

Page 8: Fleets P-R

 

 

This is the eighth in a series of ten pages devoted to postcards of the complete UK Passenger Fleet of 1967. It is based on the fleet lists of Colin Worker's book The World's Passenger Ships, published by Ian Allen in that year. 1967 was the the end of an era for British passenger ships, since it was the last year that the famous Cunard Queens sailed together across the Atlantic. In 1967, there was still a substantial fleet of British ocean liners and cross-channel packets, and the purpose-built cruise ships and multi-purpose car ferries that would change the shape of passenger shipping were largely still to come. The availability of such an excellent work of reference, plus the interest of the year, makes it a most suitable one to survey. I have relied on Colin Worker's book for selecting the ships to include, thereby omitting many vessels under 1000 gross tons.

 

 

1967 UK Passenger Fleet Pages:-

Letters:- A-Bl, Br-Bu, Ca-Cu, D-G, Isle, M, N-O, P-R, S-T, U-W

 

Companies on this Page:-

P&O - Peninsular & Oriental SN Co

Red Funnel Steamers - listed under "S"

Royal Mail Lines Ltd

 

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P&O - Peninsular & Oriental SN Co.

 

A more detailed survey of P&O's liners and cruise ships is available from the P&O Header Page.

 

 

 

 

Arcadia (1955)

 

P&O official postcard of Arcadia (2).

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard SS.750 of Arcadia (2).

Photo: © Beken & Son, Cowes.

 

P&O official postcard SC14120 of Arcadia (2).

Photo: © Mike Roberts.

 

P&O official postcard SC14123 of Arcadia (2).

Photo: © Mike Roberts.

 

 

 

 

 

Canberra (1961)

 

P&O - Orient Lines official postcard of Canberra.

 

P&O official postcard of Canberra.

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard SS.99 of Canberra.

Photo: © Beken & Son, Cowes.

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard SS.99 (later photo) of Canberra.

Photo: © Beken & Son, Cowes.

 

 

 

 

 

Cathay (1957)

 

P&O - Orient Lines official postcard of Cathay (3).

 

P&O - Orient Lines official postcard of Cathay (3).

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard SS.2510 of Cathay (3).

Photo: © Beken & Son, Cowes.

 

 

 

 

 

Chitral (1956)

 

P&O - Orient Lines official postcard of Chitral (2).

 

P&O - Orient Lines official postcard of Chitral (2).

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard SS.2163 of Chitral (2).

Photo: © Beken & Son, Cowes.

 

 

 

 

 

Chusan (1950)

 

P&O official postcard of Chusan (3).

 

P&O official postcard of Chusan (3).

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard SS.123 of Chusan (3).

Photo: © Beken & Son, Cowes.

 

 

 

 

 

Himalaya (1949)

 

P&O official postcard of Himalaya (3).

 

P&O official postcard of Himalaya (3).

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard SS.2174 of Himalaya (3).

 

 

 

 

 

Iberia (1954)

 

P&O official postcard of Iberia (3).

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard (no serial) of Iberia (3).

Photo: © Beken & Son, Cowes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orcades (1948)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oriana (1960)

 

The first Oriana was built in 1960 by Vickers-Armstrong's, Barrow. Ordered by, and registered to  the Orient Steam Navigation Co, she was delivered to P&O Orient Lines with the distinctive Orient Line corn-coloured hull. She served on the route to Australia from Southampton (unlike earlier Orient Liners which sailed from London). In 1962 she collided with the carrier USS Kearsarge between San Francisco and Los Angeles in fog. Her hull was repainted white in 1965, when she was transferred to full P&O registry. As time past, she spent more and more time cruising, so that during the late 70s she cruised from Southampton in the summer, and Sydney in the winter, with positioning trips in each direction via the Panama Canal. Her final Southampton season was 1981, after which she stayed in Australia until sold for stationary use in Japan in 1986. She was later sold to China, were she still exists.

 

A complete history of this ship is available on this link.

 

 

P&O Orient Lines official card of Oriana. (Printed by D.G.Lusty)

  

P&O Orient Lines official card of Oriana. (Printed by D.G.Lusty)

 

Dearden & Wade (Bournemouth) aerial view card 2834 of Oriana.

 

Salmon card 1-58-03-03/5548 of Oriana.

 

J.Arthur Dixon card SS.117 of Oriana. This serial number was retained for all subsequent Oriana cards, all of which used photos by Beken & Son, Cowes. From the messages on these cards, they were available on the ship.

 

J.Arthur Dixon card SS.117 of Oriana. This is the card above, modified to show the later white hull.

 

 

 

 

 

Oronsay (1952)

 

Postcards will be added soon!

 

 

 

 

Orsorva (1954)

 

Postcards will be added soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Mail Lines Ltd.

 

Amazon (1959)

Aragon (1960)

Arlanza (1960)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andes (1939)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other pages in this series:- A-Bl, Br-Bu, Ca-Cu, D-G, Isle, M, N-O, P-R, S-T, U-W

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