ARAFURA at sea ARIAKE I Dixon's painting of MACEDONIA was

Dixon's painting of MACEDONIA was also used to produce a postcard to advertise the M Class ships

This special Christmas postcard includes the rhyme:- 'Across the bridge of loving thoughts

Colombo became an important staging port for the Orient Line following the demise of the Cape route to Australia from 1881

This contemporary portrait of WILLIAM FAWCETT captures the very beginnings of P&O on the Peninsular route

LAUDERDALE (1972) is pictured here at the Kharg Sea Island Jetty fueling dock loading oil

ARAFURA at sea ARIAKE I Dixon's painting of MACEDONIA wasThe cargo capacity for ARAFURA (1991) was 2,432 teu (800 refrigerated).