Small snapshot of P and O's 'Chitral' at Lyttelton, probably during WWII, judging by grey colour-scheme and floats.
Chitral
Built: 1925 Alex Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, Glasgow
Tonnage: 15,248grt
Owners: P and O
1939: Commissioned as Armed Merchant Cruiser
1943: Converted to troopship
1948: Resumed
Arcadia, possibly on maiden voyage? Being stalked by a yacht.
Arcadia
Built: 1954 John Brown, Clydebank
Tonnage: 29,664grt
Owners: P and O
1979: Broken up Kaohsiung.
Looks like a P and O publicity photo
Chitral
Built: 1956 St.Nazaire,(Penhoet)
Tonnage: 13,821grt
Owners: P and O
Built as 'Jadotville' for Cie Maritime Belge
1961: Sold to P and O, r/n 'Chitral'
1975: Broken up Hualien.
Snapshot bought on Trademe recently, possibly pre-war?
Strathnaver
Built: 1931, Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow
Tonnage: 22,548grt
Owners: P and O
Fate: Broken up Hong Kong, 1962.
Snapshot bought on Trademe recently, possibly pre-war?
Strathnaver
Built: 1931, Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow
Tonnage: 22,548grt
Owners: P and O
Fate: Broken up Hong Kong, 1962.
Taken on August 16, 1954 in her first year as a cruise liner.
Caption on the back reads: 'The P and O liner Arcadia, 30,000 tons, docks at the oversee-bridge, Hamburg Harbour, August 16. Biggest liner ever to dock at Hamburg, the Arcadia arrived from Scandinavia with 800 passengers aboard. She made
Photo dated 30 Dec 1965. Most of the photos in this scrapbook depict Dutch ships, or other nations' ships in Dutch waters.
Arcadia
Built: 1954 John Brown, Clydebank
Tonnage: 29,664grt
Owners: P and O
Broken up at Kaohsiung, 1979.
Bought as part of album collection at fair.
Socotra
Built: 1943 Barclay Curle, Glasgow
Tonnage: 7,754grt
Owners: P and O SN
1943: Built for M.O.W.T. with P and O as managers
1946: Purchased by P and O
1965: Scrapped