Difference between revisions of "SS Oriana"

SS Oriana
History
Name	SS Oriana
Owner	Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Liverpool
Builder	Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow
Yard number	460
Launched	26 Apr 1906
Completed	1906
In service	1906
Out of service	1926
Fate	broken up 29 Dec 1926
General characteristics
Type	Passenger / Cargo
Tonnage	8,099 tons
Length	465.7 ft (141.95m)
Beam	56.2 ft (1.13m)
Depth	35.8 ft (10.91m)
Propulsion	twin screw
Speed	15.5 knots (28.71 km/h)
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Latest revision as of 21:47, 26 September 2023

Remarks

Originally built for the Pacific Steam and Navigation Co to operate on their UK to South America route.

During WW1 she operated in the Mediterranean , including carrying Australian troops from Alexandria to Marseilles. On 8 May 1918 along with the liners Aeneas and Manora, and escorting destroyers Martial and Nicator they all went ashore on Rathlin Island which is at the northeen most tip of Northern Ireland, and all were refloated over the following two weeks.

She was crapped in 1926 at P & W MacLean Ltd at Bo'ness.

Soldiers carried

Alexandria to Marseilles 21 - 27 March 1916

Alexandria to Marseilles 6 - 13 June 1916

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 ==Remarks==
-Originally built for the Pacific Steam and Navigation Co. During WW1 she operated in the Mediterranean , including carrying Australian troops from Alexandria to Marseilles.
+Originally built for the Pacific Steam and Navigation Co to operate on their UK to South America route.
-On 8 May 1918 along with the liners Aeneas and Manora, and escorting destroyers Martial and Nicator they all went ashore on Rathlin Island which is at the northeen most tip of Northern Ireland.
-Scrapped in 1926
+During WW1 she operated in the Mediterranean , including carrying Australian troops from Alexandria to Marseilles. On 8 May 1918 along with the liners Aeneas and Manora, and escorting destroyers Martial and Nicator they all went ashore on Rathlin Island which is at the northeen most tip of Northern Ireland, and all were refloated over the following two weeks.
+She was crapped in 1926 at P & W MacLean Ltd at Bo'ness.
 ==Soldiers carried==