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Orient Line to Australia SS ORONTES Twin Screw 9,023 Tons
Orient Line to Australia SS ORONTES Twin Screw 9,023 Tons

Orient Line to Australia SS ORONTES Twin Screw 9,023 Tons

Maker (1878 - 1966)
Artist (British, 1872 - 1934)
Date1907
Object number00004751
NamePostcard
MediumPaper
DimensionsOverall: 88 × 138 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection
HistoryThere were two ORONTES- one that was scrapped in 1926/9, and one that was built in 1929. They were both steamships, but the first ORONTES had one funnel and the tonnage of 9,028 and the second two funnels and tonnage of 20,000. Both were called RMS and SS ORONTES at different times, being called RMS when in contract and carrying mail for the British Royal Mail.