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| + | | shipname = SS Oriana | ||
| + | | shipowner = Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Liverpool | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 460 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 26 Apr 1906 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = 1906 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 1906 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = 1926 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = broken up 29 Dec 1926 | ||
| + | | shiptype = Passenger / Cargo | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 8,099 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 465.7 ft (141.95m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 56.2 ft (1.13m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 35.8 ft (10.91m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| + | | shipspeed = 15.5 knots (28.71 km/h) | ||
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| + | Originally built for the Pacific Steam and Navigation Co to operate on their UK to South America route. | ||
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| − | 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. | + | 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== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Marseilles 21 - 27 March 1916== | + | ===Alexandria to Marseilles 21 - 27 March 1916=== |
| − | *[[John Richard Lewis]] | + | * † [[Leonard Butcher]] |
| − | *[[William Mathews]] | + | * † [[Herbert Goodman]] |
| + | * † [[John Richard Lewis]] | ||
| + | * [[William Mathews]] | ||
| + | * † [[Luke Siford]] | ||
| + | * † [[Albert Edward John Walls]] | ||
| + | * [[Ernest Wells]] | ||
| + | * † [[Claude Algernon Wright]] | ||
| − | ==Alexandria to Marseilles 6 - 13 June 1916== | + | ===Alexandria to Marseilles 6 - 13 June 1916=== |
| − | *[[Ronald Adolphous Julian Batt]] | + | * [[Ronald Adolphous Julian Batt]] |
| − | *[[Frederick Thornton Lindley]] | + | * † [[Frederick Thornton Lindley]] |
| − | *[[Roderick McCaskill]] | + | * [[Roderick McCaskill]] |
| − | *[[John Hugh Jones]] | + | * [[John Hugh Jones]] |
| − | *[[Sydney Chadwick McDonald]] | + | * [[Sydney Chadwick McDonald]] |
| − | *[[Henry Herman Powell]] | + | * [[Henry Herman Powell]] |
| − | *[[William Robert Rigby]] | + | * [[William Robert Rigby]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:47, 26 September 2023
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| History | |
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| 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) |
Contents
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
- † Leonard Butcher
- † Herbert Goodman
- † John Richard Lewis
- William Mathews
- † Luke Siford
- † Albert Edward John Walls
- Ernest Wells
- † Claude Algernon Wright