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  • Remembering D-Day - 75 Years On

    Remembering D-Day - 75 Years On

    05/06/2019 16:41:45

    On this 75th Anniversary of D-Day we remember the part played by P&O in 'Operation Neptune'...

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  • The Container Revolution: 50 Years Ago

    The Container Revolution: 50 Years Ago

    05/03/2019 18:48:44

    Half a century after the first British container ship set sail, we look back and forward to the next revolution in sea trade.

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  • Remembrance & Legacy: WW1 100 Years On

    Remembrance & Legacy: WW1 100 Years On

    10/11/2018 20:19:51

    The particular poignancy of this Remembrance Day, exactly 100 years after the armistice, will not be lost on any of us…

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  • P&O 180: Stitched Memories

    P&O 180: Stitched Memories

    10/11/2017 12:25:46

    For the month of Remembrance, our conservator, Anna-Klara Hahn re-examines a rare survival from World War 1, a sailor-made wool work.

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  • P&O 180: Curator's Choice - Cartoon Crazy

    P&O 180: Curator's Choice - Cartoon Crazy

    26/10/2017 14:45:33

    Continuing our series of online articles commemorating our 180th Anniversary, Senior Curator, Susie Cox takes a comical look at some of the company’s newsworthy moments through our collection of original cartoons.

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  • P&O 180: Conservator's Choice - Royal Seal of Approval

    P&O 180: Conservator's Choice - Royal Seal of Approval

    15/09/2017 10:57:42

    For this month’s object, our conservator, Anna-Klara Hahn has decided to showcase one of our most precious manuscripts from our Collection, relating to the formal establishment of P&O by Royal Charter

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