Summary

Black & white publicity photograph of the RMS Strathmore, which operated as a passenger, mail and cargo steamship on the P&O Line's "India and Australia Mail" service between 1935 and 1969.

The 'Strathmore' was built at Vickers Armstrong Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness, in north-west England, and launched by HRH The Duchess of York on 4th April 1935. Unlike her two earlier sister ships, the 'Strathnaver' and 'Strathallan', which had unusual turbo-electric propulsion which proved unreliable in service, the 'Strathmore' was equipped with more conventional steam turbine drive. Her design established a characteristic P&O appearance that was reflected in all of P&O's future large passenger ships that entered service on the Australian route until the 'Arcadia' and 'Iberia' of 1954. She was a contemporary of Orient Line's RMS 'Orion'. The 'Strathmore' had a long career through war and peace and was a popular immigrant ship. She was retired and sold for scrap in 1969.

Voyages of the 'Strathmore' typically departed and ended at London's Tilbury Docks, sailing via Southampton, Gibraltar, Marseille (homeward bound only), Naples, Port Said, Suez Canal, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph of steamship at sea.

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