SS Himalaya photographed by Paolo Monti in Naples, 1962
Himalaya was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers-Armstrongs and launched 5 October 1948. She had an identical hull and machinery to the Orient Line's 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.
Arthur C. Clarke completed his book, The City and the Stars, on board Himalaya during a voyage to Sydney between September 1954 and March 1955, as mentioned at the end of the book.
In 1958, she pioneered a new South Pacific route for P&O, from Melbourne and Sydney to San Francisco and Los Angeles via Fiji, Honolulu and Vancouver. The following year, she was routed from Los Angeles to Singapore and then onward to London.[3]
In the winter of 1959-60, she was given a major refit by the Rotterdam Drydock Co., which include the installation of full air conditioning. In 1963, following the sale of the Strath Class liners by P&O, Himalaya, along with Orcades, was converted to all tourist class and was often used on assisted immigrant sailings.[3]
SS Himalaya final voyage logSS Himalaya final voyage log
Himalaya arrived at Hong Kong on 31 October 1974 on her final commercial voyage. She was sold to Tong Cheng Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd, and scrapped in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in 1975.[4]
Himalaya was in a background scene, while docked in Hong Kong, in an episode of the series I Spy Season: 01 Ep: 02. A Cup of Kindness.
^ abc"HIMALAYA". shipspotting.com. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
^"Himalaya: Technical Statistics". The AJN Transport Britain Collection. 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
^ abMiller, William H (1986). The Last of the Blue Water Liners. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 27. ISBN0-85177-400-8.
^"Himalaya: History". The AJN Transport Britain Collection. 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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himalaya, 1948, himalaya, british, passenger, ship, peninsular, oriental, steam, navigation, company, launched, 1948, which, operated, mainly, between, britain, australia, withdrawn, from, service, 1974, scrapped, next, year, historyunited, kingdomnamess, hima. SS Himalaya was a 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 HistoryUnited KingdomNameSS HimalayaNamesakeHimalayaOwnerPeninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation CompanyOperator1949 1961 P amp O Lines 1961 1966 P amp O Orient Lines 1966 1974 P amp O LinesPort of registryLondon UKRouteTilbury Gibraltar Marseilles Naples Port Said Aden Bombay Colombo Singapore Fremantle Adelaide Melbourne SydneyOrderedMarch 1945BuilderVickers Armstrongs Barrow in Furness UKCost 3 500 000Yard number951Laid down26 February 1946Launched5 October 1948CompletedAugust 1949Maiden voyage6 October 1949Out of service31 October 1974IdentificationOfficial number 183093 1 IMO number 5150800FateScrapped 1975General characteristics 2 TypePassenger shipTonnageAs built 27 955 GRT 1963 27 989 GRT 1969 28 047 GRT 9 659 DWT 1 Length708 ft 8 in 216 00 m o a 667 ft 0 in 203 30 m p p 1 Beam90 ft 8 in 27 64 m Draught31 ft 2 in 9 50 m PropulsionSteam turbines 42 550 shp 31 730 kW 2 screwsSpeed22 knots 41 km h 25 mph CapacityAs built 758 1st class 401 tourist class 1963 1 416 tourist class cargo 450 000 cu ft 13 000 m3 Crew572 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp SS Himalaya photographed by Paolo Monti in Naples 1962Himalaya was built at Barrow in Furness by Vickers Armstrongs and launched 5 October 1948 She had an identical hull and machinery to the Orient Line s 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 Arthur C Clarke completed his book The City and the Stars on board Himalaya during a voyage to Sydney between September 1954 and March 1955 as mentioned at the end of the book In 1958 she pioneered a new South Pacific route for P amp O from Melbourne and Sydney to San Francisco and Los Angeles via Fiji Honolulu and Vancouver The following year she was routed from Los Angeles to Singapore and then onward to London 3 In the winter of 1959 60 she was given a major refit by the Rotterdam Drydock Co which include the installation of full air conditioning In 1963 following the sale of the Strath Class liners by P amp O Himalaya along with Orcades was converted to all tourist class and was often used on assisted immigrant sailings 3 nbsp SS Himalaya final voyage log nbsp SS Himalaya final voyage logHimalaya arrived at Hong Kong on 31 October 1974 on her final commercial voyage She was sold to Tong Cheng Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd and scrapped in Kaohsiung Taiwan in 1975 4 Himalaya was in a background scene while docked in Hong Kong in an episode of the series I Spy Season 01 Ep 02 A Cup of Kindness See also editSS Arcadia SS Iberia SS Chusan RMS Viceroy of IndiaReferences edit a b c HIMALAYA shipspotting com Retrieved 8 December 2012 Himalaya Technical Statistics The AJN Transport Britain Collection 2007 Retrieved 8 December 2012 a b Miller William H 1986 The Last of the Blue Water Liners London Conway Maritime Press p 27 ISBN 0 85177 400 8 Himalaya History The AJN Transport Britain Collection 2007 Retrieved 8 December 2012 External links editphoto gallery photo gallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Himalaya 1948 amp oldid 1209348786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
