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Built by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd, Barrow-In-Furness, England.  Launched on 5 October 1948 by Lady Currie and completed in August 1949.  The vessel made her inaugural voyage on 6 October 1949 from London - Sydney.

Base Port:  London
Gross Tonnage:  27989

Ship

HIMALAYA

Rig

Steel Twin ScrewSteamer, 42500 shp

Tonnage

27,955g, 15,443n

Built

1949

Built By

Vickers-Armstrong
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Ship

MALACCA

Rig

Steel Screw Steamer, 439 nhp

Tonnage

4,045g 2,615n

Built

1892

Built By

Naval Construction & Armaments Co.Ltd.
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Passenger vessel "Orama", launched on 20-5-1924 by Miss Cook, and completed in October 1924.  Built by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd, Barrow-In-Furness, England.  Owned by Orient Line, she took her inaugural voyage on 15 November 1924 from London - Brisbane.  Ves

Ship

ORAMA

Rig

Steel Twin Screw Steamer, 3836 nhp

Tonnage

19,840g 11,844n

Built

1924

Built By

Vickers Armstrong
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Passenger Vessel "Orcades", built by Vickers Armstrong in Barrow-In-Furness, England and launched on 1 December 1936 by Mrs I.C. Geddes.  Vessel was completed in July 1937 and had her inaugural voyage on 9 December 1937 from London - Brisbane.
Base port:

Ship

ORCADES

Rig

Steel Twin Screw Passenger Liner, 4912 nhp

Tonnage

23,456g 14,029n

Built

1936

Built By

Vickers-Armstrong
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1928 passenger vessel.

Ship

ORFORD

Rig

Passenger Liner

Tonnage

20,043g 12,027n

Built

1928

Built By

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
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At Outer Harbour

Ship

ORIANA

Rig

Steel Twin Screw Passenger Liner

Tonnage

41,910g 12,835n

Built

1960

Built By

Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd
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Passenger vessel at sea

Ship

ORIZABA

Rig

Steel Screw 4 mast Steamer, 849 nhp

Tonnage

6,298g 3,384n

Built

1886

Built By

Barrow SB Co.(Lim)
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Passenger vessel under way

Ship

ORONSAY

Rig

Steel Twin Screw Passenger Liner, 42500 shp

Tonnage

27,632g, 15,042

Built

1951

Built By

Vickers Armstrong
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Passenger vessel "Oratava", built in 1889 by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow for the Orient-Pacific Line.  She was designed for the P.S.N. Co for the Valparaiso Trade and was later reallocated to the Australasian Service in 1890.  She was a single screw steame

Ship

OROTAVA

Rig

Steel Screw 4 mast Steamer, 1030 hp.

Tonnage

5,552g 3,096n

Built

1889

Built By

Naval Construction & Armaments Co.(Lim).
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Passenger Vessel "S.S. Orsova", launched on 14 May 1953 by Lady Anderson and completed in February 1954.  Built by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd - Barrow-In-Furness, England.  She took her inaugural voyage on 17 march 1954 from London to Sydney.
Base Port:  Ini

Ship

ORSOVA

Rig

Steel Twin Screw Passenger Liner,

Tonnage

28,790g 11,940n

Built

1954

Built By

Vickers Armstrong
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