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The Himalaya with tugboats [B 73970] • Photograph

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Summary

Black and white photograph of the SS Himalaya approaching the dock at Port Adelaide, pulled by two tug boats with another to the side.

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Physical description

1 photograph : acetate, negative, black and white ; 8.4 x 14.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

1950

Collections

Part of Port Adelaide Collection.
Part of Ship Collection

Subject

Himalaya (Passenger ship)
Passenger ships -- Australia -- History 20th century
Ocean Liners -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a collection of photographs in acetate negative form donated with B 73963-B73969, B 73971-B73992.

Historical information

The SS Himalaya was British passenger ship of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, launched in 1948, which operated mainly between Britain and Australia. She was withdrawn from service in 1974 and scrapped the next year. Himalaya was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers-Armstrongs and launched 5 October 1948. She had an identical hull and machinery to Orient Lines' Orcades (yard no. 950 to Himalaya's 951), though differing in superstructure and internal layout. She began her service on the Tilbury-Bombay-Australia route in 1949 following her departure from the shipbuilding yard in August. During her commission Himalaya underwent a number of improvements the first of which was, although controversial at the time, a funnel cowl to keep the liner's decks clear of debris without interference to the boilers. Following the sale of the Strath Class liners by P&O Himalaya (along with Orcades) was converted to allow the transportation of tourist class passengers only. Himalaya arrived at Sydney on 30 October 1974 on her final commercial voyage. She was sold to Tong Cheng Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd, and scrapped in Kaoshiung, Taiwan, in 1975.

Digitisation information

Date

28/10/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

11,540 x 7,359 pixels (84.9 MP)

Size

84.94 MB

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