British Built: The Last of Their Kind
RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE THE OCEAN LINERS
In the mid to late 1950s, 1960s and into the early 1970s with the increasing impact on ocean travel of the growth of air travel, Britain's greatest shipyards built their last passenger ocean liners. We celebrate these "Last of Their Kind" in this section.
BARCLAY CURLE & COMPANY, GLASGOW
FAIRFIELD SHIPBUILDERS & ENGINEERING CO. LTD, GOVAN, GLASGOW
ALEXANDER STEPHEN & SONS LTD, GLASGOW
CAMMELL LAIRD SHIPBUILDERS LTD, BIRKENHEAD
VICKERS ARMSTRONG SHIPBUILDERS LTD, BARROW IN FURNESS
HARLAND & WOLFF LTD, QUEENS ISLAND, BELFAST
JOHN BROWN & CO. (CLYDEBANK) LTD, CLYDEBANK, GLASGOW
SWAN HUNTER SHIPBUILDERS LTD, WALLSEND ON TYNE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
H. M. T. N E V E S A
30TH NOVEMBER 1955, LAUNCHED BY MRS J.A. BOYD CARPENTER (WIFE OF THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT)
BARCLAY CURLE & COMPANY, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UK
BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD / MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
SCRAPPED AT KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN IN 1975
H. M. T. O X F O R D S H I R E
15TH DECEMBER 1955, LAUNCHED BY MRS DOROTHEA HEAD (THE WIFE OF THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE)
FAIRFIELD SHIPBUILDERS & ENGINEERING CO. LTD, GOVAN, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UK
BIBBY LINE / MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
SCRAPPED AT ALANG, INDIA IN 1997
S. S. C A M I T O
27TH MARCH 1956, LAUNCHED BY ?
ALEXANDER STEPHEN & SONS LTD, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UK
ELDER & FYFFES LTD
R. M. S. W I N D S O R C A S T L E
23RD JUNE 1959, LAUNCHED BY HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER
CAMMELL LAIRD SHIPBUILDERS LTD, BIRKENHEAD, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND, UK
THE UNION-CASTLE MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED (UNION-CASTLE LINE)
S. S. O R I A N A
3RD NOVEMBER 1959, LAUNCHED BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA
VICKERS ARMSTRONG SHIPBUILDERS LTD, BARROW IN FURNESS, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND, UK
THE ORIENT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (ORIENT LINE)
SCRAPPED AT ZHANGIAGANG, CHINA IN 2005
S. S. C A N B E R R A
16TH MARCH 1960, LAUNCHED BY DAME PATTIE MENZIES (THE WIFE OF THE AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER)
HARLAND & WOLFF LTD, QUEENS ISLAND, BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND, UK
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (P&O)
SCRAPPED AT GADANI, PAKISTAN IN 1997
R. M. S. Q U E E N E L I Z A B E T H 2
20TH SEPTEMBER 1967, LAUNCHED BY HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
JOHN BROWN & COMPANY (CLYDEBANK) LIMITED, CLYDEBANK, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UK
THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED (CUNARD LINE)
RETIRED FROM SERVICE BY CUNARD LINE ON THE 27TH NOVEMBER 2008 AND SOLD TO DUBAI WORLD
SAILED ON HER FINAL VOYAGE DEPARTING SOUTHAMPTON ON THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2008 BOUND, VIA THE SUEZ CANAL, FOR DUBAI WHERE SHE ARRIVED ON THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2008
HANDED OVER TO DUBAI WORLD BY CUNARD LINE ON THE 27TH NOVEMBER 2008
NOW PRESERVED IN DUBAI AT THE PALM JUMEIRAH AS A HOTEL AND TOURIST ATTRACTION
M. S. V I S T A F J O R D
15TH MAY 1973, NAMED BY MRS AGNES HENRIKSEN
(THE WIFE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NORWEGIAN AMERICA LINE)
SWAN HUNTER SHIPBUILDERS LTD, WALLSEND ON TYNE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND, UK
DEN NORSKE AMERIKALINJE A/S (NORWEGIAN AMERICA LINE)
STILL IN SERVICE WITH SAGA CRUISES AS SAGA RUBY
(c) The AJN Transport Britain Collection 2008 A Edward Elliott