Difference between revisions of "SS Oriana"
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Originally built for the Pacific Steam and Navigation Co. During WW1 operated in the Mediterranean carrying Australian troops from Alexandria to Marseilles. | Originally built for the Pacific Steam and Navigation Co. During WW1 operated in the Mediterranean carrying Australian troops from Alexandria to Marseilles. | ||
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| + | On 8 May 1918 along with the liners Aeneas and Manora, and escorting destroyers Martial and Nicator they all went ashore on Rathlin Island which is at the northeen most tip of Northern Ireland. | ||
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Scrapped in 1926 | Scrapped in 1926 | ||
==List of soldiers carried== | ==List of soldiers carried== | ||
| − | [[Ronald Adolphous Julian Batt]] | + | [[Ronald Adolphous Julian Batt]]<br />[[Frederick Thornton Lindley]] |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 00:10, 16 April 2017
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| History | |
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| Name |
SS Oriana |
| Builder/Built | 1906 |
| Type | SS Troopship |
| Displacement | 8,099 tons |
| Speed | unknown |
Remarks
Originally built for the Pacific Steam and Navigation Co. During WW1 operated in the Mediterranean carrying Australian troops from Alexandria to Marseilles.
On 8 May 1918 along with the liners Aeneas and Manora, and escorting destroyers Martial and Nicator they all went ashore on Rathlin Island which is at the northeen most tip of Northern Ireland.
Scrapped in 1926