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Ship – SS Stratheden
Ship Details
Name: SS Stratheden
Owner: P & O Steam Navigation Company
Further information at: en.wikipedia.org
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Notes & Comments
Info collected by Bruce Maliphant [##48059]
JOURNEYS
| Surname | First Name | Ref ID | From | ↓ Select ↓ | To | Departure | Arrival | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALIPHANT | Stanley Joseph | 47004 | India |   | Australia | 6th December 1959 E | 24th December 1959 | SS Stratheden |
| MALIPHANT | Marie Grace | 47504 | India | | Australia | 6th December 1959 E | 24th December 1959 | SS Stratheden |
| MALIPHANT | Linda | 48008 | India | | Australia | 6th December 1959 E | 24th December 1959 | SS Stratheden |
| MALIPHANT | Mary | 48009 | India | | Australia | 6th December 1959 E | 24th December 1959 | SS Stratheden |
SPECIFICATIONS
Built by Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., Barrow, England.
Tonnage: 23,722.
Dimensions: 639′ x 82′ (664′ o.l.).
Twin-screw, 21 knots.
Steam turbines.
Two masts and one funnel.
Service: England-India-Australia, via Suez Canal.
Served as a troopship in World War II.
After the war was under charter to the Cunard Line and used in their trans-Atlantic service during the summer peak seasons.
Reconditioned and resumed England-Australia sailings.
Tonnage now listed as 23,580.
Passengers: 527 first and 453 tourist.
Sister ship: Strathallan.