"In the River" - Going on board at Tilbury Size:extra large JUPITER was first chartered to

JUPITER was first chartered to and then acquired by The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company for the Peninsular service to replace ROYAL TAR in 1847

NEVASA (1913) was built for BI's UK/Calcutta service

The Duke and Duchess of York (the late Queen Mother) arriving for the launch ceremony of STRATHMORE on the 4th April 1935 at Vickers-Armstrongs yard at Barrow

Note the P&O Agent's office on the quayside

COMORIN & CHITRAL and photographs of Cairo and Aswan

"In the River" - Going on board at Tilbury Size:extra large JUPITER was first chartered toView of the embarkation at Tilbury. Original book plate from the company publication 'P&O Pencillings' by W. W. Lloyd.