P&O: The HIMALAYA was P&O's first new ship after WW2. And what a beaut - at 28,000 tons she was the largest and at 23 knots the fastest. She carried a large First Class with glossy wood interiors reminiscent of Cunard and a smaller Tourist aimed at immigrants. But by the early 1960s she was out-classed by many newer ships. In 1963 she was converted in a one-class immigrant ship, as reflected in these plans which show the entire ship from the stylish public rooms on Promenade Deck down to tiny cabins on E Deck. Besides a profile of the ship, photos show the former First Class Dining Room and Lounge. This plan was printed in the early 1970s. The HIMALAYA sailed on into the 1970s and even gained a new following as a cruise ship from Australia, but the oil crisis sent her to the breakers in 1974.