Iberia of 1954

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards of the P&O liner Iberia (2) of 1954.

 

Iberia (2) was built by Harland & Wolff of Belfast in 1954. Her sistership was the Clyde-built Arcadia (2) of the same year. They were easily distinguishable due to different funnel tops.

 

Iberia (2) received serious damage in a collision with a tanker off Colombo, Sri-Lanka, in 1956. The tanker Stanvac Pretoria was running light, so damage was high above the waterline. Repairs were undertaken at Cockatoo Dockyard, Sydney.

 

Iberia (2) received full air-conditioning on a refit in Southampton in 1960. Iberia operated on the UK-Australia passenger service, with increasing numbers of cruises. Iberia was not a reliable ship, and was the first post-war P&O liner withdrawn in 1972, when she was broken up in Taiwan.

 

 

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Iberia (2) (1954)

 

 

P&O official postcard of Iberia (2).

This card was also included in the official P&O postcard set.

 

P&O official postcard of Iberia (2).

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard of Iberia (2).

Photo: © Beken & Son, Cowes.

 

Photo Precision photographic postcard 9780 of Iberia (2).

 

Valentine's photographic postcard RP146 of Iberia (2).

 

T.Raynor photographic postcard of Iberia (2).

Photo: © T.Raynor.

 

T.Raynor photographic postcard of Iberia (2).

Photo: © T.Raynor.

 

T.Raynor photographic postcard of Iberia (2).

Photo: © T.Raynor.

 

Photographic postcard of Iberia (2) at Sydney.

 

 

 

 

 

Iberia Postcard Set

 

The P&O official postcard set of Iberia (2) was supplied in an envelope similar to this for Arcadia.

 

This P&O official postcard of Iberia (2) was included in the set.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Sports Deck.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Swimming Pool.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Verandah Cabin.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Single Cabin.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Verandah Cafe.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Library.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Reading & Writing Room.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Drawing Room.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Dining Room.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Observation Lounge.

 

P&O Iberia - 1st Class Children's Playroom.

 

 

 

 

 

Photographs

 

 

Iberia after accident in the Indian Ocean in 1956.

Photo: © Alan Cedargreen

 

Iberia after accident in the Indian Ocean in 1956.

Photo: © Alan Cedargreen

 

Iberia after accident in the Indian Ocean in 1956.

Photo: © Alan Cedargreen

 

Iberia in Gothenburg.

Photo: © Alan Cedargreen

 

Iberia in Merok, Norway.

Photo: © Alan Cedargreen

 

 

 

 

 

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