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With Reuben Goossens

Maritime Historian

The official Shaw Savill flag

SS Southern Cross

Calypso, Azure Seas, OceanBreeze

Southern Cross seen departing from Sydney Australia

Photo Album Page 1

Most images on this page are postcards originally issued by Shaw Savill Line, as well as other interesting images, all of which are part of the author’s private collection. I trust that you will enjoy the memories this page presents. Do you have any interesting anecdotes of your experience onboard this fine ship, or any photographs you like to contribute, scan it, and send it per email. All items used will receive credit and a link if requested. Now go enjoy the delights of the ss Southern Cross!

Queen Elizabeth II was the first reigning Monarch to launch a Merchant ship

Southern Cross slowly heading down the slipway

The Ship

Above & Below: Shaw Savill issued a number of postcards with artist impressions

Above: A fine aerial view

Above: Her spacious Promenade Deck – Photographer unknown

A rare encounter, the older Dominion Monarch & Southern Cross are berthed side by side

in Wellington New Zealand

Interior and Exterior’s

The Forward Lounge

The Forward Lounge Refurbished

The Smoking Room

Lounge Deck - Forward Lobby

Cinema Lounge / Ballroom

Above & Below: The Library

The ever-popular Tavern

Forward Restaurant

Indoor Swimming Pool

Sports Deck

Single outside cabin

Six berth cabin

All at Sea

Arriving in Wellington New Zealand

Southern Cross cruising the South Pacific

Unlike the Southern Cross, the Northern Star, built in 1962 had a rather short thirteen-year life span.

She was broken up in Kaohsiung in 1975

Above: Southern Cross seen laid up on the River Fal, with two Cunard liners at her stern. These were, the Carmania, ex Saxonia, sold to Russia to become the Leonid Sobinov, and the Franconia, ex Ivernia, also sold to Russia to become the Fedor Shalyapin.

The Southern Cross was sold in January 1973, to Cia de Vap Cerulea SA, Ithaka, on behalf of Ulysses line Ltd, for half a million UK pounds, and was renamed ss Calypso.

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