Difference between revisions of "SS Orontes"
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| − | + | | shipname = SS Orontes | |
| − | + | | shipowner = Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Glasgow | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Govan | |
| − | + | | shipyardnumber = 418 | |
| − | + | | shiplaunched = 10 May 1902 | |
| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = September 1902 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = 1902 | |
| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 1925 |
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| − | + | | shipfate = broken up for scrap | |
| − | | | + | | shiptype = Passenger / cargo |
| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 9,028 tons |
| − | + | | shiplength = 513.7 ft (156.58) | |
| − | | | + | | shipbeam = 58.2 ft (17.7m) |
| − | | | + | | shipdepth = 34.4 ft (10.49m) |
| − | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | |
| − | | | + | | shipspeed = 18 knots (33.34 km/h) |
| − | | | + | | shipcapacity = 643 passengers |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built for the Orient Line, and able to carry 200 first class passengers, 200 second class, and 600 third class. Used as a troopship during WW1 on occasional charters. Taken over by the British Admiralty in 1916. After the war she resumed her service to Australia from the UK unitl 1921 | + | Built for the Orient Line, and able to carry 200 first class passengers, 200 second class, and 600 third class. Used as a troopship during WW1 on occasional charters. Taken over by the British Admiralty in 1916. |
| − | when she was laid up in the Thames for a time | + | |
| + | After the war she resumed her service to Australia from the UK unitl 1921 | ||
| + | when she was laid up in the Thames for a time. In 1922 sold to the British World Trade Expeditions Ltd, Glasgow, but re-possessed by owners later that year. Briefly resumed service, only to be scrapped in 1926. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Orontes |
| Owner | Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Glasgow |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Govan |
| Yard number | 418 |
| Launched | 10 May 1902 |
| Completed | September 1902 |
| In service | 1902 |
| Out of service | 1925 |
| Fate | broken up for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / cargo |
| Tonnage | 9,028 tons |
| Length | 513.7 ft (156.58) |
| Beam | 58.2 ft (17.7m) |
| Depth | 34.4 ft (10.49m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 18 knots (33.34 km/h) |
| Capacity | 643 passengers |
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Remarks
Built for the Orient Line, and able to carry 200 first class passengers, 200 second class, and 600 third class. Used as a troopship during WW1 on occasional charters. Taken over by the British Admiralty in 1916.
After the war she resumed her service to Australia from the UK unitl 1921 when she was laid up in the Thames for a time. In 1922 sold to the British World Trade Expeditions Ltd, Glasgow, but re-possessed by owners later that year. Briefly resumed service, only to be scrapped in 1926.