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1860s Gallery

DELTA was the first P&O ship to enter the Suez Canal in November 1869 'Suez Canal by Day', from "P&O Sketches in Pen and Ink" by Harry Furniss Pair of Silver and gilt Egyptian vases, gifted to P&O by the ruler of Egypt, Ismail Pasha, in 1865 Silver and gilt mantel clock in the Egyptian style, gifted to P&O by the ruler of Egypt, Ismail Pasha, in 1865 P&O's office at 14 Yamashita-cho, Yokohama opened in 1866 (painted on silk) CARNATIC at Garden Reach, Calcutta, 1863, one of our oldest photographs Officers and crew of the BENARES photographed in the 1860s P&O Engineers including the Chief Superintendent, Andrew Lamb, on board SULTAN in 1866 P&O Baggage label for the Southampton to Hong Kong service P&O Baggage label for the Southampton to Yokohama service 'NYANZA in a squall', the last paddle steamer built for P&O, launched in 1864