RMS Strathnaver

lifeboats in their davits in 1934 The Vickers-Armstrong shipyard at Barrow-in-Furness built all five "Strath"-class liners. In first class the ship had 262 single-berth rooms with the rest double-berthed, a special suite on "D" deck had 12 de luxe cabins each with a private bathroom. The tourist-class cabins were either two or four-berthed. The ship was launched at Barrow on 5 February 1931 by Lady Janet Bailey, daughter of Lord Inchcape, the Chairman of P&O. ==Service==

in 1934 Strathnaver and Strathaird mostly worked the Tilbury–Brisbane route They also undertook occasional cruises. In 1939 Originally planned to be retired in mid-1962 the Strathnaver was retired a few months earlier due to an Australian government decision not to reserve any more berths for migrants in the first five-months of 1962. P&O sold Strathnaver and Strathaird for scrap to Shun Fung Ironworks of Hong Kong. replaced both Strathnaver and Strathaird on the Australia route. view of RMS Strathnaver ==Notes==