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SOUTHERN CROSS (1955, Shaw Savill & Albion) b
SOUTHERN CROSS (1955, Shaw Savill & Albion) b

SOUTHERN CROSS (1955, Shaw Savill & Albion) b

postcard, 5.5" x 3.5", 140mm x 90mm

Product information

postcard by Stinsons of Fiji, no.1045, 

not posted, minor faults, 

5.5" x 3.5", 140mm x 90mm (approx)

our ref: SRQ501

pictured at Suva, Fiji

SOUTHERN CROSS (Shaw Savill & Albion)

Built by Harland & Wolff and launched by HM The Queen as Southern Cross, she entered service on Shaw Savill round the world service in 1955. In 1971 she was laid up, first in Southampton, then on the River Fal. Sold in 1973 to Ulysses Lines and renamed Calypso. She started cruising in 1975 first chartered to Hapag-Lloyd and then Thomson Holidays. In 1980 she was briefly called Calypso 1 before she went to Eastern Steamship Lines and was renamed Azure Seas. In 1982 her owners were Western Steamship Lines but she had the same name. Sold in 1991 to Dolphin Cruise Line she was renamed Ocean Breeze. In service until 2003 when she was broken up in Bangladesh.

Technical specifications

Brand: Stinsons
Condition: Used
Product Code: SRQ501e

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