RMS Strathnaver
RMS Strathnaver, later SS Strathnaver, was an ocean liner of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O).
RMS Strathnaver in 1937 | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Strathnaver in Sutherland, Scotland |
| Owner | P&O Steam Navigation Co |
| Operator | P&O Steam Navigation Co |
| Port of registry | London |
| Route | Tilbury — Brisbane |
| Ordered | January 1930 |
| Builder | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow |
| Yard number | 663 |
| Launched | 5 February 1931 |
| Christened | 5 February 1931 by Lady Janet Bailey |
| Completed | September 1931 |
| Maiden voyage | 2 October 1931 |
| Homeport | Tilbury |
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| Fate | Scrapped in Hong Kong, 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | "Strath" class ocean liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 638.7 feet (194.7 m) |
| Beam | 80.2 feet (24.4 m) |
| Draught | 29 feet 2 inches (8.9 m) |
| Depth | 33.1 feet (10.1 m) |
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| Notes | sister ship: RMS Strathaird |
She was the first of five sister ships in what came to be called the "Strath" class. All previous P&O steamships had black-painted hulls and funnels but Strathnaver and her sisters were painted with white hulls and buff funnels, which earned them the nickname "The Beautiful White Sisters" or just "The White Sisters". Strathnaver and her sister ships RMS Strathaird and RMS Strathmore were Royal Mail Ships that worked P&O's regular liner route between Tilbury in Essex, England and Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.
Strathnaver remained in service for just over 30 years, being scrapped in 1962.
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