P&ORef: PC-0073-00
© P&O Heritage Collection
HIMALAYA at Southampton Docks
In: All Postcards; Part of our Postcards gallery
Date:
1920
Medium:
Gelatin print on card
Description:
HIMALAYA (1892) was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an armed merchant cruiser in August 1914. Her war duties included patrolling the China Sea and surveillance of German shipping at Manila - colliers bound for their Eastern fleet. She also defended the Suez Canal against Turkish attack and patrolled the Red Sea.
Featured Ship:
HIMALAYA (1892)
Shipping Line:
P&O STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY
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