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f. Oriana – a rather sad ending, sold in 1986 as a floating
attraction and hotel firstly to Japanese interests and then to
Chinese interests, it declined into a rusting hulk until
severely damaged in a storm in 2004, after which it was then
ignominiously scrapped.
g. Comorin – sold in 1972 to Alonso Garcia and then scrapped in
that year.

h. Chitral – transferred to E&A (a P&O subsidiary) in 1972,
broken up (Taiwan) in 1975.

i. Salsette – sold for scrap in Kaohsiung in 1979.
j. Cannanore – sold for scrap in Taiwan in 1972.

k. Canberra – broken up on Gadani Beach, Pakistan 1997 (see ‘A
very Strange Way to go to War’ by Andrew Vine, Aurum Press
2012).

l. Cathay – transferred to E&A in 1970, then passed on to
People’s Republic of China, but its actual fate seems not to have
been determined and it may still be in operation.

(Much more information on all of these vessels is readily available on the Internet.)

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