Furniture designs for the Rampura & Ranchi ships. South Shields Museum, England

Furniture designs for the first class smoke room and writing room aboard the P&O passenger liners Ranpura and her sister ship Ranchi, built by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd., Hebburn, 1925.

Ranpura and Ranchi were built for the London to Bombay mail service and for cruising. They had accommodation for 312 first class and 275 second class passengers, and were also designed to transport refrigerated cargo.

In World War Two, both ships were requisitioned by the Admiralty as armed merchant cruisers.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Tyne & Wear
Material: Watercolour on paper
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1925

Image details
Date: 15 June 2022
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 200
Licence: Image of a North East Museums asset. This image cannot be licensed.