SS Osterley
From Our Contribution
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 Green collection, State of Victoria | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Osterley |
| Owner | Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Glasgow |
| Builder | London & Glasgow Eng. & Iron Shipbuilding. Co. Ltd., Govan |
| Yard number | 333 |
| Launched | 26 Jan 1909 |
| Completed | 1909 |
| In service | 1909 |
| Out of service | 1930 |
| Fate | broken up for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger Liner / Mail |
| Tonnage | 12,129 tons |
| Length | 535.0 ft (163.09) |
| Beam | 63.2 ft (19.26m) |
| Depth | 34.1 ft (10.39m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 18 knots (33.34 km/h) |
| Capacity | 1,310 passenger - 280 x 1st; 130 x 2nd; and 900 x 3rd class |
Remarks
The Osterley is the third of the five 12,000 ton steamers ordered by the Orient Steam Navigation Company, Limited, to meet the requirements of the mail contract entered into with the Commonwealth Government. Contracted at times to transport Australian troops, and operated by the Orient Steam Navigation Company, she made 59 return voyages to Australia via the Suez Canal before being broken up in 1930.