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- 1 Jun 1937 (Creation)
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Passenger Liner 1937-1964. Sailed with the P&O Orient Line, part of P&O Navigation Company. Built by Vickers-Armstrong in Barrow-in-Furness and launched on 10th June 1937. Her maiden voyage was to Brisbane, Australia on 24th December. Length: 202.33m, 23,722 tons, twin crew propulsion. She could carry 448 first class and 563 tourist class passengers, plus 10,589 cubic metres of cargo and 563 crew at a maximum of 20 knots.
In 1940 she was requisitioned for service as a troop transport and carried Canadian troops to the Clyde from Nova Scotia in 1942. In October 1942 she sailed from the Clyde as part of the second convoy for the landings at Algiers. In 1945 she repatriated British troops including the 'Men of Arnheim' and some of the first Canadians to return home. During her war service she steamed 485,000 miles an carried some 150,000 service personnel without serious incident.
She rejoined P&O service in May 1947 and made first post-war sailing to Sydney in June that year. In March 1955 she went to the assistance of the Greek trawler Iason which was sinking 90 miles east of Cape Spartivento in heavy weather. Four Greek seamen were rescued by eight of the Stratheden's crew were lost. In 1962 she was refitted as a one-class ship with berths for 1200 tourist class passengers. In February 1964 she was sold to John S Latsis, Greece and renamed Henrietta Latsi. In 1966 she was renamed Marianna Latsi before being laid up at Eleusis in Greece the following year. In 1969 she was sold to Terrestre Marritima SpA, Italy for scrap and was demolished in September that year. Source: www.poheritage.com
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Passenger Liner 1937-1964. Sailed with the P&O Orient Line, part of P&O Navigation Company. Built by Vickers-Armstrong in Barrow-in-Furness and launched on 10th June 1937. Her maiden voyage was to Brisbane, Australia on 24th December. Length: 202.33m, 23,722 tons, twin crew propulsion. She could carry 448 first class and 563 tourist class passengers, plus 10,589 cubic metres of cargo and 563 crew at a maximum of 20 knots.
In 1940 she was requisitioned for service as a troop transport and carried Canadian troops to the Clyde from Nova Scotia in 1942. In October 1942 she sailed from the Clyde as part of the second convoy for the landings at Algiers. In 1945 she repatriated British troops including the 'Men of Arnheim' and some of the first Canadians to return home. During her war service she steamed 485,000 miles an carried some 150,000 service personnel without serious incident.
She rejoined P&O service in May 1947 and made first post-war sailing to Sydney in June that year. In March 1955 she went to the assistance of the Greek trawler Iason which was sinking 90 miles east of Cape Spartivento in heavy weather. Four Greek seamen were rescued by eight of the Stratheden's crew were lost. In 1962 she was refitted as a one-class ship with berths for 1200 tourist class passengers. In February 1964 she was sold to John S Latsis, Greece and renamed Henrietta Latsi. In 1966 she was renamed Marianna Latsi before being laid up at Eleusis in Greece the following year. In 1969 she was sold to Terrestre Marritima SpA, Italy for scrap and was demolished in September that year. Source: www.poheritage.com