OMAR

Passenger vessel "Omar", built by Vulcan S.M.A.G. - Stettin, Germany. Launched on 17 - 10 0 1896 and completed in March 1897. This vessel took her inaugural voyage on 4 September 1920 as "Konigin Luise" from London to Brisbane. Base Port: London To

OMAR

Ship Details

Rig

Steel Twin Srew Steamer, 846 nhp

Built

1896

Built In

Stettin, Germany

Tonnage

11,103g 6,806n

Built By

Act.Ges. "Vulcan"

Dimensions

523.1 x 60.1 x 34.9

Demise

Norddeutscher Lloyd. North Atlantic & Australian service. 1904-10: Served on the New York-Trieste route via Gibraltar or Tangier. 1919: Surrendered to Great Britain as a war reparation. 1920: Orient S.N.Co., reg. London. 1924: Byron SS Co.(Embericos Bros.) 1929: National Steam Navigation Co of Greece. 1935: Broken up in Italy.

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margaret Keenan (not verified) on Mon, 2021-07-05 06:08
I am attempting to build a Family Tree: Our Grandmother was Janet Kennedy Douglas (nee Mitchell). We believe that her husband, William Alexander Douglas died in 1921/22, and was buried-at-sea, on-board the 'OMAR'. If you have any further info, please contact me by email.

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