Caption
Passenger vessel "Orama", launched on 20-5-1924 by Miss Cook, and completed in October 1924. Built by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd, Barrow-In-Furness, England. Owned by Orient Line, she took her inaugural voyage on 15 November 1924 from London - Brisbane. Vessel was commandeered as a troopship in 1940 and sunk by German warships.
Base port - London
Gross Tonnage: 19 777
Dimensions: length 660', breadth 75', draught 30'
Motive Power: 6 Parsons S.R.G. Steam turbines (20 000 SHP)
Screws: twin
Service Speed: 20 knots
Passenger decks: 8
Crew: 420
Passengers: 592 first and 1244 third class
Livery: Black hull, white superstructure, yellow funnels and red boot topping.
Refer - "Ships that Passed" by Scott Baty
Citation
CC-BY
Source
South Australian Maritime Museum, donated by C.G. Wightman
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File reference
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