 In February 1939, "Viceroy of India" cruised to the South Atlantic, where she became the first P&O liner to visit the island of Tristan da Cunha.On 11 August 1940 the Shaw, Savill & Albion liner and Bank Line cargo liner collided in the South Atlantic off Walvis Bay.Both ships stayed afloat but "Ceramic"′s 279 passengers were transferred to "Viceroy of India" as a precaution.