The 20.000 grt "Nevasa" had an interesting, if not particularly long, career.  She was built at Barclay Curle & Co.'s yard at Glasgow, in 1956, as a troopship, but this career ended in 1962 when more effective means of troop transfer were made available.  She lay idle for a while before being taken over by the British India Line, and converted into a schools cruise ship.  She made her first trip in this role in 1965, and carried on until 1975, when her operating costs made her no longer viable, at which point she was taken to Taiwan for scrapping.

This painting of her, off Gibraltar, was commissioned by Willie Arnold of Pershore, Worcestershire.  It is in oils , on hardboard, and is 24 x 18 inches in size.