P&O History Links
These selected links relate to P&O History. For a full set of our links click on All Links.
Museums, Libraries and Websites
National Maritime Museum
The P&O archive is on permanent loan to the National Maritime Museum where it is publicly available in their library. In addition the Museum has a substantial archive of other shipping lines and shipbuilders which are outlined in their Shipping Companies research guide. The museum also have a number of ship models and items on loan from the P&O Heritage Collection.
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Part of the National Maritime Museum, NMM Cornwall is concerned with the Maritime Heritage of Cornwall and the history and importance of small craft. P&O's first sailing of the ROYAL TAR called at Falmouth en route to Portugal and a painting of the P&O TAGUS (1837) is on loan to the museum from the P&O Heritage Collection.
Science Museum
Unfortunately the 'Ships Gallery' in the Transport section of the Science Museum, where there were a number of P&O and Orient Line ship models on permanent loan, together with a model of the engines of screw steamship CARNATIC (1863) and a drawing of the trunk system of the screw steamship CANDIA (1854), is now closed for refurbishment. Keep up to date at www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ on details about their new gallery on communication coming soon.
Australian National Maritime Museum
The Australian National Maritime Museum explores Australia's links with the sea and occupies a spectacular location on the western shore of Sydney's Darling Harbour. The museum displays include the P&O sponsored "Passengers" exhibition with a full hull, builder's model of ORCADES (1937). The archive collections include manuscripts and printed materials relating to P&O, Orient Line and Eastern Australian much of which was deposited by P&O.
The National Archives
The National Archive is the UK government's official archive containing over 11 million historical government and public records. Their vast collections include many records relating to ships, seamen and passengers which are referenced in our research guides.
The Royal Philatelic Society London
The P&O Heritage Collection of stamp covers is on loan to the Royal Philatelic Society where it available to researchers by appointment only.
Wessex Film and Sound Archive
Wessex Film and Sound Archive holds the majority of the P&O Film archive as well as a number of other useful film, sound and video material. The archive is a specialist regional repository based at Hampshire Record Office in Winchester.
BI Ship
An online network concerned with all things associated with British India Steam Navigation Company. Includes data on B.I. ships and access to an online group of ex B.I. employees.
The Strathallan Story
Very informative site commemorating the wartime history of Strathallan and including survivors accounts of the loss of Strathallan on 21st December 1942.
The Ships List
Online resource containing brief histories of a large number of international shipping companies, information on individual ships and shipwrecks.
Merchant Navy Memorial
An online resource that contains information about seamen serving in both World Wars including a search function to find persons lost during war time.
Naval-History.net
Online resourse maintained in conjunction with the National Maritime Museum, the British Library and the Library of Congress which lists records from both World Wars, Royal Navy casualty lists and information about the Falklands War.
Seadogs Reunited
This site is all about the men and women who worked at sea in any capacity. Seafarers are listed in alphabetical order for ease in your search. They also list brief histories for a small number of historical ships.
New Zealand Shipping Company Association
The Association has over 200 members worldwide, and open to all those that worked for the New Zealand Shipping Company.
Come and join us, and be part of the NZSCo family.
The Medway Queen Preservation Society
The official site for the Medway Queen Preservation Society. The society owns and operates the paddle steamer MEDWAY QUEEN (1924) and the website details the history of the ship and the society.
Maritime Archaeology Trust
The Maritime Archaeology Trust (MAT) strives to 'to promote understanding and enjoyment of maritime heritage in an ever changing world'.
External sites
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