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and, in 1962, grounded again in the Suez Canal damaging her port screw. Also in 1962 she lost a lifeboat while in the Suez Canal, killing a sailor. Later, as the ship was leaving
Auckland harbour, salt water got into the pipes of the cooling system and one of the electric generators broke down. After
497:. It was here that she had her first mishap, grounding on the sandy bottom. Breakfast was being served at the time and passengers in the 1st Class Dining Room were given a fine view of the waters of the Canal as she listed about 15 degrees to port. She continued into the
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of 90.1 feet (27.5 m). Her passenger capacity was roughly 1,414, with 679 in first class and 735 in second (tourist) class. Her crew numbered 711, and cargo capacity was approximately 239,800 cubic feet (6,790 m). There were twelve main
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caught fire, went through a third electric blackout, had an engine failure and suffered a fuel leak. At
Southampton, she was temporarily laid up for repairs. In 1969, she had a second stabilizer breakdown. In 1971,
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suffered the same blackout incident she had had in
Auckland, New Zealand. P&O switched the London-Sydney route to a Southampton-Sydney route, and on her first run from Sydney to Southampton,
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one week in
Auckland she was given permission by Lloyd's of London to proceed without air conditioning to Honolulu where a new generator would be waiting. In 1964, her port
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operated on this route for most of her working life. On 27 March 1956, while on her standard itinerary from London to Sydney and offshore of the island of
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was taken out of service in 1972, a full year before her sister ships were decommissioned; all of them were scrapped at a breaker in southern
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eventually ran into numerous problems, including collisions with other ships, frequent machinery breakdowns, and fuel leaks. For this reason,
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each, that could power the ship at a speed of 24.9 knots (46.1 km/h) with a normal operating speed of 21 knots (39 km/h).
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sailed on the Iberia as a 2-year old with his father
Reverend Saunders for a mission in British Columbia, Canada in 1967.
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392:, several passenger ships of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company had been sunk carrying troops for the
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February 8, 1952. Her name was derived from an earlier ship that was built around 1833, in turn named after the
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sailed on her last voyage from
Southampton to Sydney. Because of her frequent breakdowns and mechanical problems,
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570:(which was 51% owned by P&O), began a new venture called the Orient and Pacific Line, which extended
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on her maiden voyage on 28 September 1954. From there, she crossed the
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September, and began sailing for P&O on September 10.
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January 21, 1954 by the Lady McGrigor, wife of
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On 10 June 1966 her turbine couplings failed off the coast of
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Twin single reduction geared steam turbines rated 42,500 HP
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was taken out of service in 1972, a year earlier than
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1,414 passengers (679 first class, 735 tourist class)
627:continued to suffer one accident after another.
302:Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
70:Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
326:mainly provided passenger service between the
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738:"Launching of P. and O. Ship"
563:resumed her normal schedule.
519:Fremantle, Western Australia
212:718.8 ft (219.1 m)
619:(a technology pioneered on
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535:New South Wales, Australia
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236:36.2 ft (11.0 m)
228:36.6 ft (11.2 m)
220:90.1 ft (27.5 m)
610:suffered a blackout near
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523:Adelaide, South Australia
501:and, after calling in at
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180:General characteristics
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872:. The Ships of P&O
850:. The Ships of P&O
823:. The Ships of P&O
798:. The Ships of P&O
612:Auckland, New Zealand
529:, before arriving at
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505:, she traversed the
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772:Goossens, Reuben.
691:Notable passengers
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422:Iberian Peninsula
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821:"SS Iberia"
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780:26 December
774:"SS Iberia"
750:23 February
617:stabilizers
596:Southampton
332:Australasia
298:ocean liner
94:Yard number
913:1954 ships
902:Categories
725:References
495:Suez Canal
468:horsepower
437:sea trials
354:Suez Canal
257:Propulsion
154:IMO number
134:In service
600:Hampshire
580:Vancouver
543:Sri Lanka
491:Port Said
481:departed
456:lifeboats
356:. Later,
169:Kaohsiung
102:Laid down
713:Canberra
711:SS
705:See also
673:Himalaya
648:Portugal
550:SS
352:via the
307:Himalaya
273:Capacity
190:Himalaya
118:Acquired
110:Launched
743:The Age
685:Arcadia
640:Funchal
572:Iberia'
515:Colombo
499:Red Sea
414:Belfast
402:Arcadia
388:During
313:Arcadia
296:was an
198:Tonnage
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84:Builder
76:Ordered
37:History
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625:Iberia
621:Chusan
608:Iberia
588:Iberia
584:Chusan
561:Iberia
547:tanker
539:Iberia
531:Sydney
525:, and
511:Mumbai
483:London
479:Iberia
474:Career
460:Iberia
443:Iberia
426:Iberia
406:Iberia
398:Iberia
394:Allies
378:Taiwan
374:Iberia
370:Iberia
358:Iberia
350:Sydney
346:London
338:Iberia
324:Iberia
319:Chusan
293:Iberia
209:Length
173:Taiwan
61:Iberia
29:Iberia
636:Japan
265:Speed
241:Decks
233:Depth
225:Draft
66:Owner
878:2009
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804:2009
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164:Fate
145:1972
137:1954
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