The Flag That Cirlces The World Shaw Savill and Albion Line

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"Southern Cross"

Two of the new Post-War vessels that was built for Shaw Savill was the"Southern Cross", with her sister ship "Northern Star" both running a joint service between England and Australia. The photographs shows them in their original livery.
Southern Cross at sea circa 1965
"Southern Cross", Circa 1965.
(Both photographs - Michael Byard collection)
Northern Star
"Northern Star"
sister ship to "Southern Cross" was not a success and after a few years was withdrawn from service and scrapped.
Smoke Room Lounge - Southern Cross
The Smoke Room Lounge
 This photograph was taken from William H. Miller, Jnr's "The Fabulous Interiors of the Great Ocean Liners, in Historic Photographs" a new work first published by Dover Publications Inc.New York 1985, page 118
Southern Cross in her later years as Ulysses Line's "Calypso" (see Ulysses Line page for more information).I looked after her from 1976 until she was sold to Dolphin Cruises of Miami and renamed "Azure Seas".at the end of 1979, again later as "Ocean Breeze". She was sold for scrapping at Chittagong in November 2003.
(Michael Byard collection)
Southern Cross as Ulysses Line Calypso
Circa 1978

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