SS Himalaya (1948)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Himalaya.

SS Himalaya
History
United Kingdom
NameSS Himalaya
NamesakeHimalaya
OwnerPeninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Operator1949-1961 P&O Lines, 1961-1966 P&O-Orient Lines, 1966-1974 P&O Lines
Port of registryLondon, UK
RouteTilbury-Gibraltar-Marseilles-Naples-Port Said-Aden-Bombay-Colombo-Singapore-Fremantle-Adelaide-Melbourne-Sydney
OrderedMarch 1945
BuilderVickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness, UK
Cost£3,500,000
Yard number951
Laid down26 February 1946
Launched5 October 1948
CompletedAugust 1949
Maiden voyage6 October 1949
Out of service31 October 1974
Identification
FateScrapped, 1975
General characteristics
TypePassenger ship
Tonnage
  • As built 27,955 GRT
  • 1963, 27,989 GRT
  • 1969, 28,047 GRT)
  • 9,659 DWT
Length
  • 708 ft 8 in (216.00 m) o/a
  • 667 ft 0 in (203.30 m) p/p
Beam90 ft 8 in (27.64 m)
Draught31 ft 2 in (9.50 m)
Propulsion
  • Steam turbines, 42,550 shp (31,730 kW)
  • 2 screws
Speed22 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

SS Himalaya was a British passenger ship of P&O, launched in 1948, which operated mainly between Britain and Australia. She was withdrawn from service in 1974 and scrapped the next year.

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