SS Orontes
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | SS Orontes |
| Owner: | Orient Line (P & O) |
| Route: |
England - Australia (1929-1940) England - Australia (1948-1962) |
| Builder: | Vickers Armstrong LTD. at Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Maiden voyage: | June 1929 |
| Refit: | 1947-1948 |
| Fate: | Scrapped at Valencia, Spain in 1962 |
| Notes: | Radio Callsign GBXM |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Passenger |
| Tonnage: | 20,097 |
| Length: | 664 ft (202 m) |
| Beam: | 75 ft 2 in (22.91 m) |
| Draft: | 29 ft 8 in (9.04 m) |
| Installed power: | 2 steam turbines, 20,000 SHP |
| Propulsion: | 2 screws |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Capacity: |
1st: 500 passengers 3rd: 1,112 passengers Total: 1,612 passengers |
The SS Orontes was a passenger ship owned by Orient Line.
The ship was built in 1929 by Vickers Armstrong LTD. at Barrow-in-Furness, England.
Its sister ships were Orama, Orford, Oronsay, and Otranto.
Service
The Orontes' maiden voyage was a Mediterranean Cruise in June 1929. From 1929 to 1940, it served on the England to Australia route. Famous passengers included the England cricket team on the way to the Bodyline tour in 1932.[1]
During World War II, the Orontes became a troopship, serving that role from 1940 to 1947.
The ship was refitted as a single class passenger ship at Thorneycroft from 1947 to 1948 . It served on the England to Australia route from 1948 to 1962.[citation needed] In March 1958, Orontes was involved in a collision with SS Empire Baltic in the River Thames.[2]The Orontes was scrapped at Valencia, Spain in 1962.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ McKinstry, Leo (2007-09-14), "When cynicism eclipsed chivalry in sport", Daily Telegraph (London), http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/09/14/do1401.xml
- ↑ ORONTES (1929), P&O Line, http://portal.pohub.com/pls/pogprtl/poghistory.display_document.pdf?p_id=1494, retrieved 5 March 2009
- Geddes, FL (1948-06-24), "The Reconditioned "Orontes"", Shipbuilding and Shipping Record: 774 - article about the post-war refit
- McCart, Neil (1987), Passenger Ships of the Orient Line, P. Stephens, ISBN 9780850598919
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