Accommodation Plan - P&O Line, SS Strathnaver, 1954

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Accommodation Plan - P&O Line, SS Strathnaver, 1954

Summary:: Unfolded single-sided accommodation plan for P&O lines ship SS Strathnaver. There are colour plans of the ship with black and white photographs of the interior. The plans show B deck with promenade and children's playground, deck C with promenade space, pantry and cabins, deck D with promenade space, hospital and cabins, deck E with dancing space and cabins, deck F with dining room, and decks G and H with further accommodation.

The RMS, later SS, Strathnaver was a Royal Mail Ship and Ocean Liner launched in 1931 by P&O, with accommodation for 500 first class and 670 tourist class passengers. She first sailed the London, Bombay, Colombo, Melbourne and Sydney route before being requisitioned as a troopship in 1939. Following the War she returned to service in 1950 on the London to Australia route. In 1954 was refitted to carry 1,252 single class passengers, shown in these plans. Her last voyage to Australia was in December 1961 and in 1962 she was sold for scrap.
Description:: Folded single-sided accommodation plan on matt paper. Colour illustrations and black and white photographs. Text in English.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mr John McKay, 2003

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	10.8 cm (Height), 20 cm (Width)
Dimension Comment:	folded five times

More information

Tagged with:	immigration, pamphlets, shipping, shipping lines, ship memorabilia, shipping industry, ships, plan drawings, accommodation, immigrant voyages, strathnaver 1960, g deck, -1
Themes this item is part of:	Migration Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification:	WATER TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Steam Power
Tertiary Classification:	accommodation plans
Inscriptions:	Front cover: "P & O. S. N. C. O. Co." "T.S.S. STRATHNAVER" ONE CLASS Printer: "BROWN KNIGHT & TRUSCOTT LTD., LONDON, ENGLAND"
Printer:	Brown Knight & Truscott Ltd, London, England, Great Britain, 1954
User:	Peninsula & Orient Steam Navigation Co., England, Great Britain, 1954
Ship Depicted:	Strathnaver, 1954

Comments

John Wood Posted on 15 Dec 2010 5:42 PM

Your accommodation plan of Strathnaver 1954 Reg No HT 2674 --- I would like optain a readable copy but I am puzzled why your document appears upside down also the document dimensions are very questionably small and don't seem to relate to the document illustrated.

Discovery Centre Posted on 21 Dec 2010 9:22 AM

John - thank you for pointing that out! It will be corrected in the next update of the website. The measurements refer to the document when folded. We have referred your request for a copy of the image to our image services staff.

roy shaw Posted on 22 Apr 2011 6:50 AM

Amazed to stumble on this site. I sailed to Malaya in this ship when I was four years old in 1947. My father was in the British Army and we had just been posted overseas. Wow!

Neil Campbell Posted on 25 Jun 2011 4:00 PM

The years stop at 1957 ?we sailed from Tilbury to Australia in 1958,arriving Dec 12 .
Hi to Paddy the radio opp

Discovery Centre Posted on 27 Jun 2011 9:46 AM

Hi Neil, can you let us know what you're referring to when you say 'the years stop at 1957?'. In our information above we've stated that the last voyage was in 1961. Perhaps you're referring to a different part of this or another site. We'd love to help you if given clarification.

Alwyn Keepence Posted on 21 Aug 2011 10:34 AM

My family came to Australia on the Strathnaver in February 1961. My memories are of a wonderful adventure (for a ten year old).

Margaret Murphy Posted on 02 Nov 2011 9:57 PM

I arrived (from UK) on Australia's shores as a child with my family in 1956. I remember the children's play house, The captain's daughter was ill and I often went into her cabin and read stories with her. I also have memories of sitting with the ships telephonist and assisting her plugging cords into her plug and cord swithboard. I was saddend by the news that SS Strathnaver was to be scrapped.

Leanne McAlees Posted on 11 Nov 2012 7:42 PM

Hi, we have found a bottle with a message in it from the ss strathnaver dated 1936 from a passenger (we think is h e haubrick) do you have any idea where we can find more information please.

Discovery Centre Posted on 12 Nov 2012 12:17 PM

Hi Leanne! That sounds fascinating, we'll be in touch. In the meantime, more information on migrant ships can be found at the Public Records Office of Victoria, and the National Archives of Australia.

Dawn Matthey Posted on 21 Jan 2013 10:58 AM

I arrived with my family in Australia from Tilbury Docks on 10th July 1956. Our family name is Collins. I am trying to find our names on the site.

kenneth lyndon crichton Posted on 12 Mar 2013 1:29 PM

Great info on the strath ships. I had 2 uncles
ships captains for p & o, percy lyndon captain of both ships & fred lyndon 0n cargos.

Gary Wright Posted on 26 Mar 2013 6:56 PM

In my wardrobe I have a wooden clothes hanger from P&O SS Strathnaver. I guess it must be over 50 years old. My Uncle (either Jack or Cecil DUKE) served on the ship. He was an officer and I'm told that his prime ability was to be a good dancer. :-)