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Orient Line
Page 4: 1940-1965
This page is one of a series to postcards and photographs of the Orient Line. This page shows ships delivered after 1940. Pre-war ships which survived are shown on
Orient Line - Page 3
.
An alphabetical list of ships
shown on this page is shown below.
The Table
beneath gives links to complete history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table is a
Fleet List
in chronological order.
Ships on This Page:-
Orcades (3)
(1948-1962 - 28,472gt)
Oriana (1)
(1960-1965 - 41,910gt)
Oronsay (2)
(1951-1962 - 28,136gt)
Orsova (2)
(1954-1965 - 29,091gt)
Orient Line Pages:-
Orient Line - Page 1
- 1866-1899
Orient Line - Page 2
- 1900-1914
Orient Line - Page 3
- 1915-1939
Orient Line - Page 4
- 1940-1965
- this page!
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- 1940-1961
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- 1962-1988
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- 1988-2004
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Table of Ship Histories
Name
Other names
Built
Oriana (1)
1960
Orient Line Fleet List
Page 4: 1940-1965
Orcades (3)
(1948-1962 - 28,472gt)
Orcades (3)
was the first post-war newbuilding, replacing the 1937-built
Orcades (2)
which was lost in the war.
Orcades (3)
was transferred to
P&O Line
ownership in 1962, later losing her distinctive yellow hull. She was sold fror scrap in 1973.
Orient Line official postcard of
Orcades (3).
Original condition before addition of "top hat" to funnel - Scan: Michael Sutcliffe
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Orient Line official postcard of
Orcades (3).
Original condition before addition of "top hat" to funnel.
Orient Line official postcard of
Orcades (3).
Original condition before addition of "top hat" to funnel.
One of a set including interiors.
Postcard of
Orcades (3)
from the Orient Line official postcard set.
Postcard of 1st Class Games Deck on
Orcades (3)
.
From the Orient Line official postcard set.
Postcard of 1st Class Lounge on
Orcades (3)
.
From the Orient Line official postcard set.
Postcard of 1st Class Restaurant Lounge on
Orcades (3)
.
From the Orient Line official postcard set.
Postcard of 1st Class Restaurant on
Orcades (3)
.
From the Orient Line official postcard set.
Postcard of 1st Class Dining Saloon on
Orcades (3)
.
From the Orient Line official postcard set.
Postcard of 1st Class Tavern on
Orcades (3)
.
From the Orient Line official postcard set.
Postcard of 1st Class "Flat" on
Orcades (3)
.
From the Orient Line official postcard set.
Postcard of 1st Class Cabin on
Orcades (3)
.
From the Orient Line official postcard set.
Photographic postcard of
Orcades (3)
.
J.Arthur Dixon postcard of
Orcades (3).
These J.Arthur Dixon cards were used as officials on the ship.
J.Arthur Dixon postcard of
Orcades (3).
Image above reissued with white
P&O Line
hull.
These J.Arthur Dixon cards were used as officials on the ship.
Postcard of
Orcades (3)
at Sydney with white
P&O Line
hull.
Scan: John E Hoskin.
Postcard of
Orcades (3)
at Sydney with white
P&O Line
hull.
Scan: John E Hoskin.
Photographic postcard of
Orcades (3)
with white hull.
Oronsay (2)
(1951-1962 - 28,136gt)
Oronsay (2)
was transferred to
P&O Line
ownership in 1962, and was scrapped in 1974.
Orient Line official postcard of
Oronsay (2).
Scan:
Reto Raeth
Orient Line official postcard of
Oronsay (2).
Mike Roberts postcard C23847 of
Oronsay (2)
, with
P&O Line
white hull, at Miraflores Lock, Panama Canal.
Postcard of
Oronsay (2)
, with
P&O Line
white hull, in the Panama Canal.
Scan: John E Hoskin.
Orsova (2)
(1954-1962 - 29,091gt)
Orsorva (2)
was transferred to
P&O Line
ownership in 1962, and was scrapped in 1974.
Orient Line official postcard of
Orsorva (2).
Chantry Classics postcard SA19 of
Orsorva (2).
Postcard of
Orsorva (2)
, with
P&O Line
white hull.
Scan: Peter Raywell.
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Postcard of
Orsorva (2)
at Sydney with white
P&O Line
hull.
Scan: John E Hoskin.
Oriana
(1960-1965 - 41,910gt)
The first Oriana was built in 1960 by Vickers-Armstrong's, Barrow. Ordered by, and registered to the Orient Steam Navigation Co, she was delivered to P&O Orient Lines with the distinctive Orient Line corn-coloured hull. She served on the route to Australia from Southampton (unlike earlier Orient Liners which sailed from London). In 1962 she collided with the carrier USS Kearsarge between San Francisco and Los Angeles in fog. Her hull was repainted white in 1965, when she was transferred to full P&O registry. As time past, she spent more and more time cruising, so that during the late 70s she cruised from Southampton in the summer, and Sydney in the winter, with positioning trips in each direction via the Panama Canal. Her final Southampton season was 1981, after which she stayed in Australia until sold for stationary use in Japan in 1986. She was later sold to China, were she still exists.
Oriana details: 41915 Gross Tons, Length: 804ft, 638 1st & 1496 Tourist Passengers (later 1677 in one class for cruising), Speed 27.5 knots (30.64 knots on trials), Engines: six turbines, total 80000shp, single reduction geared to twin screws.
A complete history of this ship is available
on this link
.
Postcards of her interiors are shown
on this link
.
P&O Orient Lines official Maiden Voyage card of
Oriana
.
Printed by D.G.Lusty - Scan: Michael Sutcliffe
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P&O Orient Lines official card of