Ships of the P. and O., Cunard Orient, Union and Guion lines taken over by the goverment to act as armed cruisers in the event of a war with Russia: ‚Lusitania‘, ‚Khiva‘, ‚Mexican‘, ‚Australia‘, ‚Arizona‘, ‚Zambesi‘, ‚Poonah‘, ‚Nepaul‘, ‚Ganges‘, ‚Geelong‘, ‚Rosetta‘, ‚Umbria‘, ‚Etruria‘