Historical information

Named after another ship operating from 1911, RMS Maloja was a passenger liner of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, operating between 1923 and 1954. In 1924: London/Colombo/Melbourne/Sydney service.
During WWII the ship was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an Armed Merchant Cruiser.

Significance

One of two photographs in the collection of a vessel named Maloja, which operated between London and Sydney via Ceylon (Sri Lanka as it later became).

Physical description

small landscape sepia photograph adhered to an album page. Depicts 2 vessels an ocean going 2 stack ship in the distance and a smaller vessel (ferry or coaster) moored against a pier.

Inscriptions & markings

Hand-written on album page along lower edge in black ink: " PO Maloja"