SS Strathaird Ship P&OSN Co¹

• (Child) Birth*: SS Strathaird Ship P&OSN Co was born in 1931; STRATHAIRD 1931
  The STRATHAIRD was built by Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness in 1931 for Peninsular & Oriental Stem Nav. Co (P&O Line). She was a 22,544 gross ton ship, length 638.7ft x beam80.2ft, three funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 21 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 500-1st and 670-tourist class. Her maiden voyage started on 12th Feb.1932 when she left London for Bombay, Colombo and Australian ports. Between 1939-1945 she served as a troopship and carried a total of 128,961 personnel. Reconditioned in 1946-7 and with two of her funnels removed, she resumed the London - India - Australia service in Jan.1948. In 1954 she was refitted to carry 1,200 single class passengers, and her calls at Bombay were then discontinued. She commenced her last voyage to Australia on 28th Mar.1961 and was then sold to Shun Fung Ironworks, Hong Kong and scrapped. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.1, P&O, Orient & Blue Anchor Lines][North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber]²
• (Deceased) Death*: SS Strathaird Ship P&OSN Co died after 1961.²

• (Ship) Passenger List: SS Strathaird Ship P&OSN Co passenger list included Robert Rollo Matthew when she sailed on 29 October 1937 at to India, London, England, . Matthew Robert, 103 Magdalene Green, Dundee, travelling to Bombay, occupation weaving overseer aged 49, last permanent residence Scotland, intended future permanent residence India.³