SS ORONTES
Datec 1970
Object number00026689
NameModel
MediumPlastic, metal?, paint
DimensionsOverall: 102 x 211 x 65 mm, 567.37 g
ClassificationsModels
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Glenn Rankin
Collections
c 1969
DescriptionSS ORONTES ship model purchased in New Zealand by Bill Rankin.SignificanceThis model of the SS ORONTES is a memento from the career of merchant mariner Bill Rankin. Bill worked as assistant steward and tourist class waiter on the ship, which carried thousands of post-war migrants to Australia.