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Himalaya of 1949

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards of the P&O liner Himalaya (3) of 1949.

 

Himalaya (3) was the first post-war P&O delivery, starting her maiden voyage to Sydney on 6th October 1949. Problems with smuts on th afterdecks resulted in the fitting of a Thornycroft funnel top in 1953. In 1958 Himalaya did a return from Sydney to the west coast of the USA before her return voyage via Suez to the UK, the first trans-Pacific voyages by a P&O liner. On her next voyage to Australia, she ran eight cruises from Sydney between July and November 1958, before turning to the UK. In 1959 she did another trans-Pacific voyage from Sydney, returning via Japan. In 1963 Himalaya was converted into a one-class liner, carrying 1416 passengers. In 1969, she was the last P&O liner to depart from Tilbury, followed by the move of P&O to Southampton. The early 1970s Himalaya was mainly used for cruising, between November to April from Sydney and from Southampton in the (northern) summer. In April 1974 she made her final liner voyage to Sydney, followed by another series of cruises there, before a final voyage to Hong Kong before being scrapped in Taiwan.

 

 

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Himalaya (3) (1954)

 

 

P&O official postcard of Himalaya (3) with original funnel.

 

P&O official postcard of Himalaya (3) with modified funnel.

This is a retouched version of the earlier card above.

 

Valentine's art postcard of Himalaya (3) with original funnel.

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard of Himalaya (3) with modified funnel.

 

Photogrphic postcard of Himalaya (3) with original funnel.

 

 

 

 

 

Himalaya Interiors

 

 

P&O official postcard of the 1st Class Verandah Cafe on Himalaya (3).

 

P&O official postcard of the Australia Room on Himalaya (3).

 

P&O official postcard of the Tourist Class Smoking Room on Himalaya (3).

 

P&O official postcard of the Tourist Class Dining Room on Himalaya (3).

 

 

 

 

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