Remembrance RMMS AORANGI : Canadian Australian Steamship Company
Maker
Canadian Australasian Line
(1893 - 1953)
Date1924 - 1953
Object number00000002
NameMiniature lifebuoy
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 180 x 116 x 211 mm
ClassificationsCommemorative artefacts
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from W F Campbell
DescriptionA coloured black and white photograph of the MV AORANGI mounted inside a miniature lifebuoy.HistoryThe AORANGI was originally owned by the Union Steamship Company from 1924 - 1931, and operated by its subsidary company the Canadian - Australasian Line from 1931 - 1953. Launched in 1924 for the Vancouver - Australia passenger route, for many years she was the only service to North America from Australia and New Zealand.
AORANGI was fitted out as a troopship in 1941 and chartered until 1948, when she was returned to her owners.
During her time as a troopship she was involved in the evacuation of civilians from Singapore, as a hospital ship and a supply ship to other vessels.SignificanceThe MV AORANGI was a was a trans - Pacific liner from Vancouver to Sydney and a troopship during WWII.
Canadian Australasian Line
1953
Canadian Australasian Line
1938