SS Himalaya was a British passenger ship of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, launched in 1948, which operated mainly between Britain and Australia. She was withdrawn from service in 1974 and scrapped the next year.
SS Himalaya (1948)
SS Himalaya photographed by Paolo Monti in Naples, 1962
P&O was a British shipping and logistics company dating from the early 19th century. Formerly a public company, it was sold to DP World in March 2006 for £3.9 billion. DP World currently operates several P&O branded businesses, P&O Ferries, Istithmar P&O Estates, and P&O Maritime Logistics. It also operates P&O Heritage, which is the official historic archive and collection of P&O.
Admission ticket to Lord Mayor Thomas Gabriel's reception of H.I.M. The Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz Khan at The Guildhall, 18 July 1867, issued to The Chairman of the P&O Steam Navigation Company.
William Fane De Salis (1812–1896), joined P&O in 1849. Director 1851–1895, Chairman 1878–1881.
A P&O steamer in Venice circa 1870, in an album owned by W. F. de Salis, a director and sometime chairman.
Treasure presented to the directors of the P & O by the Viceroy of Egypt, c.1860/70