the Himalaya in Wellington

The SS Himalaya is depicted in this Wallace Trickett painting departing Wellington harbour in the early 1960s assisted by the tug Tapuhi.  The Himalaya was a P&O passenger ship built by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow in Furness, launched on 5 October 1948 and which sailed on her maiden voyage on 6 October 1949. She remained in service until 19 October 1974 when she left Sydney for breakers yards in Taiwan.

If you like this type of scene, see the book New Zealand Maritime Images: the golden years.