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This page is one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the Shaw Savill Line. This page covers the post-war deliveries to the fleet, up to the cessation of passenger ship services in 1975. An alphabetical list of ships shown on this page is shown below. Below the table is a Fleet List in chronological order. There is a table of individual ship histories on the Shaw Savill Header Page.

 

 

Ships on this Page:-

Akaroa - (1968-1971) (ex-Royal Mail Lines)

Aranda - (1968-1971) (ex-Royal Mail Lines)

Arawa - (1968-1971) (ex-Royal Mail Lines)

Athenic (2) - (1946-1969)

Britannic - (1967-1974)

Cedric - (1952-1976)

Ceramic (2) - (1948-1972)

Corinthic (2) - (1947-1969)

Gothic (2) - (1950-1969)

Megantic - (1962-1979)

New Australia - (1950-1957)

Northern Star - (1962-1974)

Ocean Monarch - (1971-1975) (ex-Canadian Pacific Empress of England)

Southern Cross - (1955-1971)

 

Sections on this Page:-

Shaw Savill Fleet List - 1940-1975

Shaw Savill Cruise Brochure -1971

 

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Shaw Savill Header Page

Shaw Savill - Page 1 - up to 1899

Shaw Savill - Page 2 - 1900-1914

Shaw Savill - Page 3 - 1915-1939

Shaw Savill - Page 4 - 1940-1975 - this page!

Shaw Savill - Page 5 - Cruise Brochure From 1971

 

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Shaw Savill Fleet List - Page 4

 

 

Athenic (2) - (1946-1969)

 

Athenic (2) was built in 1946. Her sisters were the Ceramic (2), Corinthic (2) and Gothic (2). She was scrapped in Taiwan in 1969.

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Athenic (2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corinthic (2) - (1947-1969)

 

Corinthic (2) was built in 1947. Her sisters were the Ceramic (2), Athenic (2) and Gothic (2). She was scrapped in Taiwan in 1969.

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Corinthic (2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceramic (2) - (1948-1972)

 

Ceramic (2) was built in 1948 by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. Her sisters were the Athenic (2), Corinthic (2) and Gothic (2). She was scrapped in Belgium in 1972. Her sisters all lost their passenger accommodation, but Ceramic retained hers to the end.

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Ceramic (2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gothic (2) - (1948-1969)

 

Gothic (2) was built in 1948 by Swann Hunter on the River Tyne. Her sisters were the Athenic (2), Ceramic (2) and Corinthic (2). She was sent to Cammell Laird for refitting as a royal yacht in 1951, but the voyage was cancelled on the death of the king. She was used in this role in 1953, for a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Australia and New Zealand via the Caribbean. She was scrapped in Taiwan in 1969.

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Gothic (2), with white hull for use as a royal yacht.

 

 

 

Photographic card of Gothic (2), with white hull.

 

 

 

Photographic card of Gothic (2), with white hull.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Gothic (2), with black hull.

 

 

 

Photographic card of Gothic (2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suevic (1950-1974)

 

Suevic was built in 1950. She was scrapped in 1974 following engine failure.

 

 

Photographic card of Suevic in Hamburg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Australia (1950-1957)

 

The New Australia was originally built in 1931 as the three-funnelled Furness Withy liner Monarch of Bermuda. She caught fire in 1947 during her post-war refit, and was purchased by the Ministry of Transport for conversion as an emigrant carrier. The New Australia was completed in 1950, and she entered service between Southampton and Australia via Suez. She could carry 1583 passengers. She was sold in 1958 to the Greek Line, becoming their Arkadia. She was scrapped in 1966.

 

Complete history of New Australia

 

 

E.T.W.Dennis (Scarborough) postcard of New Australia.

Under reconstruction at Thornycrofts of Southampton (serial 3239)

 

 

 

Shaw Savill official card of New Australia.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill official card of New Australia.

 

 

 

G.W.Hoffman postcard of New Australia.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of New Australia.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of New Australia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cedric (1952-1976)

 

Cedric was built in 1952. In 1976 she was sold to Liberian owners and renamed Sea Condor.

 

 

Photographic postcard of Cedric.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of Cedric.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of Cedric.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Cross (1955-71)

 

The Southern Cross was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, in 1955 for a new round-the-world passenger service of Shaw Savill Line. She took no commercial freight, carried 1100 one-class passengers, and was one of the pioneers of the engines aft layout. The continuous circuit took 76 days to complete from Southampton, calling at Trinidad, Curacao, the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Fiji, Wellington, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle, Durban, Capetown, Las Palmas and back to Southampton. From 1968, cruises were run between circumnavigations. Escalating costs and competition from the air caused her withdrawal in 1971. She remains in service in 2001 as the Imperial Majesty.

 

Additional Southern Cross postcards, plus a complete subsequent career history, is shown on this link.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Southern Cross, at Tahiti, issued circa 1955 before the ship entered service (artist unknown).

Scan: Stephen Berry.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Southern Cross.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Southern Cross.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Southern Cross, passing Calshot Spit lightship in March 1955.

Scan: Stephen Berry.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Southern Cross, passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, circa 1956.

Scan: Stephen Berry.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Southern Cross, outward bound from Wellington, NZ, circa 1956.

Scan: Stephen Berry.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Southern Cross, leaving her berth at Wellington, NZ, circa 1956.

Scan: Stephen Berry.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Southern Cross, berthing at Suva, Fiji, circa 1956.

Scan: Stephen Berry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Star (1962-1974)

 

 

Advance image of Northern Star on a plain-backed postcard.

Scan: Peter Raywell

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Shaw Savill Line official card of Northern Star.

 

 

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard of Northern Star.

 

 

 

Terence McNally postcard of Northern Star.

 

 

 

After The Battle postcard of Northern Star.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of Northern Star.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of Northern Star.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of Northern Star.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill postcard of Northern Star with star on her funnel.

Scan: Dimas Almada

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Shaw Savill postcard of Northern Star with green funnel.

Scan: Dimas Almada

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Photographic postcard of Northern Star with later funnel colours.

 

 

 

Postcard of Princess Patricia in Mexico in Princess Cruises service, with the Northern Star of Shaw Savill.

Scan: Drew Waveryn

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Megantic (1962-1979)

 

Megantic was built by Swan, Hunter on the River Tyne in 1962. She was the first Shaw Savill cargo vessel to receive the pale grey hull, and the first to be registered in London rather than Southampton. She was sold to Greek owners as the Demetrios Ventouris in 1979, but was scrapped the same year.

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Megantic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laurentic (1965-1980)

 

Laurentic was built in 1965 by Vickers Armastrongs on the River Tyne. Her sister ship was the Zealandic. She was sold to Greek owners as the Spartan Reefer in 1980, and scrapped in Pakistan in 1984.

 

 

Photographic postcard of Laurentic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Britannic (1967-1974)

 

Britannic was built in Glasgow 1967. Her sister ship was the Majestic. In 1974 she was transferred to the New Zealand Line and renamed NZ Waitangi. The New Zealand Line was a new company formed by Shaw Savill and the New Zealand Shipping Co. In 1980, NZ Waitangi was sold to Greek owners as the Serifos.

 

 

Photographic postcard of Britannic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aranda, Arawa & Akaroa (1968-1971)

 

These ships were transferred to Shaw Savill from Royal Mail Lines, to start a "Round the World" cargo and passenger service. The first to arrive was the Akaroa in April 1968, which had previously been the Amazon and was built in 1959. Amazon served on the Royal Mail Lines' South American route, and carried 464 passengers in three classes. She operated as a One-class Tourist ship for Shaw Savill. Her sisters Arlanza and Aragon became the Arawa and Aranda with Shaw Savill in early 1969. Not surprisingly, the route was not a financial success, and the withdrawal of the three ships was announced in November 1970. They were sold for rebuilding as car-carriers by Hoegh-Ugland in 1971.

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Akaroa, issued to cover all sisters.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Line official card of Akaroa, issued to cover all sisters.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of Akaroa.

 

 

 

Photographic postcard of Arawa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ocean Monarch (1970-75)

 

The Empress of England was built in 1957 by Vickers-Armstrongs of Newcastle. Initially intended to run Liverpool-Quebec & Montreal in summer, and Liverpool-Saint John in winter, she soon began to spend winters on Caribbean cruising from New York. As time passed, more of her time was spent cruising as air travel hit the Atlantic market. Initial passenger capacity was 160 First Class and 898 Tourist Class on liner service, but less on cruising.

 

In 1970, Empress of England she was sold to Shaw Savill, who intended to place her on their Round the World route with Southern Cross and Northern Star, plus the three ex-Royal Mail ships Aranda, Arawa and Akaroa. Empress of England was renamed Ocean Monarch, and sailed for South Africa and New Zealand on April 11th 1970. On her return she was sent for rebuilding as a one-class ship. The project was doomed almost from the start, as the conversion work at Cammell Laird stretched to over a year. She reappeared eventually in October 1971. She operated until 1975, when she was sold for scrap.

 

A full career history of Empress of England/Ocean Monarch is shown on this link.

 

 

 

A Shaw Savill monochrome official card of Ocean Monarch (described as 24467 tons) is shown below.

She made a few cruises for Shaw Savill before rebuilding - this photo does not have the additional superstructure aft added at Cammell Lairds.

 

 

 

Shaw Savill monochrome official card of Ocean Monarch (described as 26000 tons). Note the additional superstructure aft.

 

 

 

 

Shaw Savill colour official card of Ocean Monarch. Considering her brief career, Ocean Monarch was well covered with official postcards. This card has unusual rounded corners.

 

 

 

J.Arthur Dixon card of Ocean Monarch (described as 26000 tons). (s/n L6/SP.3358)

 

 

 

Postcard of Ocean Monarch at Sydney.

Scan: John E Hoskin.

 

 

 

Enlarged image from the postcard above of Ocean Monarch.

Scan: John E Hoskin.

 

 

 

Ramsey Postcards serial number 126 of Ocean Monarch.

 

 

 

Colour photograph of Ocean Monarch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shaw Savill Cruise Brochure - 1971

 

Small images from the 1971 Shaw Savill cruise brochure - the only year when all three ships Northern Star, Ocean Monarch and Southern Cross were in service together after the rebuilding of Ocean Monarch. Southern Cross was withdrawn at the end of this season, although I doubt that many people expected her to continue cruise for more than 30 years longer. Larger images of these and other pages are available on: Shaw Savill - Page 5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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