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Image Not Available for Paying off pennant of the P&O cruise liner TSS FAIRSTAR
Paying off pennant of the P&O cruise liner TSS FAIRSTAR
Image Not Available for Paying off pennant of the P&O cruise liner TSS FAIRSTAR

Paying off pennant of the P&O cruise liner TSS FAIRSTAR

Maker (British, founded 1837)
Date1997
Object number00031472
NamePennant
MediumFabric
DimensionsOverall: 27750 x 3640 mm
ClassificationsCommemorative artefacts
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from P & O Australia Ltd
HistoryMade for the decommissioning of TSS FAIRSTAR whose last voyage was in January 1997. Originally the pennant was the length of the ship or reflected the length of its service. Modern pennants are about one and a half metres for convenience.