P & O Orient Liners of the 1950s and 1960s

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding
Cover of the book P & O Orient Liners of the 1950s and 1960s by William H. Miller, Amberley Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William H. Miller ISBN: 9781445638300
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Publication: October 15, 2014
Imprint: Amberley Publishing Language: English
Author: William H. Miller
ISBN: 9781445638300
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication: October 15, 2014
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Language: English

The 1950s and 1960s was the last golden age of ocean liners. It was an age of many modern, superbly designed ships that were created just before the great inroads of the jet age. The long route out to Australia and New Zealand was among the longest lasting, until the early 1970s. It was still supported by regular passenger traffic: one-way travelers, occasional tourists and, of course, the last waves of migrants, mostly heading for new lives Down Under. P&O had purchased 51 per cent of the Orient Line in 1918, but the two companies remained separate firms, even competitors. After the Second World War, however, more of their liner services were coordinated. By 1960, they were fully merged as P&O-Orient Lines. Together, this created the largest liner fleet in the world. There were eighteen passenger ships in the fleet in 1961, for example. The last of these liners, the Oriana and Canberra, were in fact their largest, fastest and most luxurious. By the 1970s, their trade was largely gone – P&O turned more and more to cruising. Bill Miller takes the reader on a nostalgic voyage through the 1950s and 1960s aboard the final passenger liners – from the Mooltan, Orontes and Stratheden to the Oronsay, Arcadia and Orsova – of the great P&O and Orient lines.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The 1950s and 1960s was the last golden age of ocean liners. It was an age of many modern, superbly designed ships that were created just before the great inroads of the jet age. The long route out to Australia and New Zealand was among the longest lasting, until the early 1970s. It was still supported by regular passenger traffic: one-way travelers, occasional tourists and, of course, the last waves of migrants, mostly heading for new lives Down Under. P&O had purchased 51 per cent of the Orient Line in 1918, but the two companies remained separate firms, even competitors. After the Second World War, however, more of their liner services were coordinated. By 1960, they were fully merged as P&O-Orient Lines. Together, this created the largest liner fleet in the world. There were eighteen passenger ships in the fleet in 1961, for example. The last of these liners, the Oriana and Canberra, were in fact their largest, fastest and most luxurious. By the 1970s, their trade was largely gone – P&O turned more and more to cruising. Bill Miller takes the reader on a nostalgic voyage through the 1950s and 1960s aboard the final passenger liners – from the Mooltan, Orontes and Stratheden to the Oronsay, Arcadia and Orsova – of the great P&O and Orient lines.

More books from Amberley Publishing

Cover of the book SS Nieuw Amsterdam by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Monmouth Through Time by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Great Victorian Discoveries by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Alfred Mylne The Leading Yacht Designer by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Ghosts of York by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Northumberland's Military Heritage by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Blackburn Through Time by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Roman Clothing and Fashion by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Industrial Locomotives & Railways of London and the Northern Home Counties by William H. Miller
Cover of the book The Merthyr, Tredegar & Abergavenny Railway by William H. Miller
Cover of the book The Lifeboat Service in England: The North West and Isle of Man by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Dublin in 50 Buildings by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Locomotives of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway 1839-1903 by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Northampton Through Time by William H. Miller
Cover of the book Tavistock Memories by William H. Miller
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy