The SS Orontes was part of the Orient Line's fleet (P&O) and was built in 1929 by Vickers Armstrong. at Barrow-in-Furness, England. Sister ships were Orama (II), Orford, Oronsay, and Otranto (II). Like most passenger liners, the ship was used for troop transport in WW2.
After the war Orontes was refitted as a single class passenger ship at Thorneycroft from 1947 to 1948 and served the England to Australia route from 1948 to 1962. In March 1958, Orontes was involved in a collision with SS Empire Baltic in the River Thames. Orontes was scrapped at Valencia, Spain in 1962.
Tonnage 20,097 grt
Length 664 ft (202 metres)
Beam 75 ft 2 in (22.9 metres)
Draft 29 ft 8 in (9.04 metres)
Power and propulsion 2 screws from 2 steam turbines, 20,000 SHP
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| an ashtray of the Orontes - source and info |
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Very nice, and another on my list to capture.
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