CANBERRA in Sydney

P&O Lines flagship CANBERRA (1961-1997) berthed in Sydney on her regular liner voyages from Southampton.

CANBERRA visited Lisbon for the first time in July 1964 and I was there, at the Rocha terminal to see her. She returned countless times until 1996...

I have a book dedicated to SS CANBERRA written with Bill Miller. Have you got your copy? See information on LMC books on the right...
Imagem clássica do terminal de passageiros no porto de Sydney, com o paquete CANBERRA atracado. O CANBERRA entrou ao serviço em 1961 e foi o maior navio de passageiros construído de raiz para a carreira da Austrália. Navegou de 1961 a 1997.

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ORIANA in Sidney, Australia

The brand new S.S. ORIANA arriving at Sidney, Australia, for the first time on 30 December 1960 on another set of photographs from the collection of Michael Sutcliffe.
At the time ORIANA was the largest passenger ship purpose built for the Europe - Australia service and also the fastest ith a regular cruising speed of 27 knots. She was joinned by CANBERRA in 1961.

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ORIANA in Black & White

The magnificent ORIANA of 1960 was the last passenger liner built for the famous Orient Line. See some stunning ORIANA photos from the collection of our friend Michael Sutcliffe...

Photos of ORIANA undergoing sea trials prior to delivery by Vickers to the Orient Line. 

Her shake down cruise in November 1960 was a special short cruise from Southampton to Lisbon and back.

Orient Line passenger liners had their hulls painted in very original "corn colour", a spectacular shade of yellow created by Laurence Dunn for the ORION of 1935. That feature was lost when the Orient fleet was absorbed into the P&O-Orient Line and later in P&O Lines... By now only Carnival UK is left of all those great P&O Group liner companies...

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P&O liners in Hong Kong

P&O - Orient Lines passenger liners in Hong Kong harbour in the 1960s: from top to bottom, CANBERRA, then the P&O flagship and the largest ever built for the Australian service, IBERIA, like CANBERRA a product of the famous Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, and ORCADES, a ship from the Orient Line side of the Group.
Photographs kindly sent by Michael Sutcliffe.

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