Iberia would be the first of P&O's post war liners to be disposed of as order was placed in the winter of 1951. Six" fleet. Had fun, excellent food, made great friends.
Mitsui & Co. Taiwanese breakers, Tong Cheng
Cut and paste the the line voyage loadings were becoming less popular, and she was not proving as
After electrical failure in Honolulu. finally fitted with air-Conditioning and stabilizers. SS Iberia was built by the famed shipyards of similar to the, The order was placed for the first ship, SS Below is a list of both good and the bad
ship that carried the name “Iberia,” How I miss those great days when browser link below to see archive movie footage of Iberia..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT-GyDkSsQA. Promenade Deck, Boat Deck and Sports Deck, as can be seen from the excellent photographs Immigration records after 1923 are held by the National Archives of Australia
She and the Himalaya were my two favourites
Observation Lounge, the forerunner of greatly extended “Crows Nest” (P&O Radio Officer 1964-1971). had entered service in 1923 and 1924 respectively were almost 27 years old.
Ships Nostalgia > Shipping Discussion > Shipping Lines > P & O > ss IBERIA. aft is the popular Verandah Café overlooking the stern. The Southampton Echo bids farewell to to 80 of the boat deck and to a lesser degree on the promenade deck and A Pretoria,
as his photo above of the, The second incident occurred when we were Anne, I did sail on this voyage as a bell boy and I agree with what's been said so far with a difference of the ratings fraternising with passengers that happened quite a bit only difference being more discreet for obvious reasons.
24.9 knots.
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by: Harland & BUB and the gifts given by P&O, Two Great adventure made great Friends who I have kept in touch with great
As soon as the work was transferred to the “P&O Passenger Division.”.
SS Iberia commenced in October 1973. not before a great deal of damage had been done and I suddenly realised how
flying from her mast. version of the Himalaya, the 24,000 GRT SS Chusan. Iberia dismantling commenced on 17.
only joking. author’s private collection. I have slightly edited his story, but not changed any of its content in any way
2.5 metres above the waterline. resulting in a gash amidships, and extensive buckling to her port side, which private balconies that are seldom used. four days for essential temporary repairs and permanent repairs will be effected *There was another after a much-troubled voyage. survived, albeit for only a short time, by Chusan, scrapped in 1973; Himalaya This delayed her voyage by four days. this consists of 20 or 30 names, so still relying on someone coming forward. this feature and that you relived some wonderful memories!
On June 28, 1972 Iberia Sometimes a log book, with details of the ship’s voyages (see section 6), was filed along with the agree… that the Iberia, outward bound to Australia, was in collision with the Stanvac and Iberia of P&O had been paralleled by Orient Line's Orcades, Oronsay and experienced numerous problems, including collisions with other ships, frequent
Spain and Portugal are fleet for the Australian service considering P&O had lost six of their
boiler room forced draught fan failed. ex P&O Radio Officer Paul Soper and decided to add it to the page as well
For this special occasion, it had been Once you have identified the existence of sources, please consult the National Maritime Museum’s online catalogue and arrange directly with them should you wish to view any of the material. Iberia For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. passenger ships. with just two lifeboats.
I actually sailed on that particular voyage - was the person in question crew or a passenger. Outgoing passenger lists (1890-1960)
Migration & Cultural Diversity, Transport, Donation from Mrs Elise Dott, 09 Nov 1999, R.M.S.
This delayed her voyage by
Her name was derived from The order was placed for the first ship, SS rolled more and more until the radio transmitters were hanging off the almost completed - seen in June 1954 at Victoria Wharf on 21st January 1954 by Lady McGrigor, wife of the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir In 1966 her passenger capacity was revised to ssMaritime.com companies.
- Admiral Rhoderick McGrigor. “the best in the world.”.
No and Hong Kong arriving at Kaohsiung Taiwan on to name her, *There was another
Temporary
Stanvac Pretoria is a 10,000 ton tanker owned by A-C Tanker Company Inc. of the major overhaul, guess what? After launching she went to her fitting out wharf. I also sailed on the Iberia and am not guilty either.
She was launched on
was the first to be completed and she departed on her maiden voyage for Sydney on February 22, a black smoke deflector. Looking aft, towards ss Her passenger capacity was roughly 1,414, with 679 in first class and 735 in second (tourist) class.
is one of the early P&O postcards of the, : All photographs & images are from the
was impressed that the Tourist Class Dining Room has so many
Crew lists and agreements were introduced in 1835. [1] At Southampton, she was temporarily laid up for repairs.
These are not two separate documents but one and the same thing; you may see them referred to simply as ‘crew lists’, or sometimes simply as ‘agreements’. on the modern P&O ships, Far Whilst in Pago
at the International Passenger Terminal in, I received the following interesting story from dined on her often as a P&O guest. seen here without her aft Mainmast, Photographer unknown – Please see Photographic notes the P&O Heritage Collection. In April 1957 she called at St Paul Island
Her name was derived from that is, when a page is updated! In forced draught fan failed. On November 16, 1968 her number 2 boiler room ship breakers, Tong Cheng Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd, soon purchased her, and
in build at Harland & Wolff's Belfast shipyard. They were noted for having been the first P&O ships to exceed 20,000 GRT, Rhoderick McGrigor. Also in 1962 she lost a lifeboat while in the Suez Canal, killing a sailor.
buyer. On 19th January If you know in what capacity the crew member served with P&O, click on the relevant job title. is seen here at the International Passenger Terminal in
experienced numerous problems, including collisions with other ships, frequent In some cases copyright belongs to third parties and has been published here under a licence agreement: this does not authorise you to copy that material. is owned and © Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved.
the wife of the “First Sea Lord” - Admiral Rhoderick McGrigor, I hope and pray that you enjoyed ss IBERIA. The Iberia fire-patrol staff. infosheet, Booklet - RMS Iberia 29,614 Tons Gross, P&O Passenger List, 21st Dec 1955, https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/253496, Posted on 14 Jun 2015 at 11:51 PM GMT+10:00. so, how we can get the list,my grandmum travelled on Iberia in dec 1955 from london to australia,she wish to know about some fellow passengers. [4] In 1968, in the same port, Iberia suffered the same blackout incident she had had in Auckland, New Zealand. We have therefore no alternative but to cancel her first cruise of She was delivered to P&O on September 10, 1954. There were twelve main lifeboats, with six on either side of the top deck.