Narooma Division
of the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol
History of Narooma Lifeboat Strathmore.
The Narooma Lifeboat was named after P&O Royal Mail Ship Strathmore.
P&O ship Strathmore was
launched on 4th April 1935 at Barrow -in -Furness by the Queen Mother. She made
her maiden voyage on a cruise to the Canary Islands on 26th October l935.
Intended for the Australian Route she made her next trip to Bombay taking out
the new Viceroy Lord Linlithgow and bringing back the retiring Lord Willingdon.
The British Raj was still in full swing then.
At the outbreak of war along with the 5 "Straths" SS Strathmore was
requisitioned for use as a Troopship. She sailed on a vast convoy on March 1941
with 23 troopship in all, including the 5 Straths.......Strathmore.....Strathallan......Stratheden.....
Strathaird ......and Strathnaver.
After the war, Strathmore returned to the Australia run and had 445 First
class, 665 Tourist class passengers.
In 1963 she was sold to a Greek line, renamed Marianna Latsis, and used for Jeddah pilgrimage service.
Finally she was broken up in Spezia in 1969
The Narooma Lifeboat, ex RNLI lifeboat 44-004, Faithful Forester, was generously transported from UK to Sydney by P&O Nedlloyd at no cost to the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol and is now called "P&O Nedlloyd Strathmore".
