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Orama Cruise 1933Orama Cruise Info
S.S.Orama Cruise Information 1933
(Michael Byard Collection)
Orontes Voyage Record 1954
Itinerary supplied by my schoolpal John Dickinson's
Orontes Ports of Call 1954
Voyage aboard Orontes in May 1954
R.M.S. ORFORD
R.M.S. Orford was Launched at Barrow-in-Furness on 27th September 1927 and sailed on her Maiden Voyage from London to Australia on 13th October 1928. Requisitioned as a Troop Transport in November 1939 she had started on her way from Marseilles to Mombasa when she was attacked and bombed by German aircraft at Marseilles but was able to be beached. Fourteen lives were lost. She was salvaged for breaking up and left Marseilles under tow. Partially demolished by 1944 she was finally scrapped in August 1947.
RMS Orford Cover Page
RMS Orford
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 RMS Orford Boat Deck
RMS Orford Dining Saloon RMS Orford Dining Saloon Text RMS Orford Lounge RMS Orford Lounge Text
RMS Orford Smoking Room RMS Orford Smoking Room Text
RMS Orford Writing Room RMS Orford Writing Room Text
RMS Orford Cafe RMS Orford Cafe Text
RMS Orford Grand Stairway RMS Orford Brochure Back Cover
 
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