Builder:

Vickers Armstrong Ltd, Barrow in Furness, England, UK

Yard Number:

950

Date of Build:

1947

Vessel Name:

RMS Orcades

Other Names:

Type of Vessel:

Passenger ocean liner

Date Launched:

14^th October 1947

Launched by:

Maiden Voyage:

14^th December 1948:

London (Tilbury Docks) to Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand

Final Commercial Voyage:

 3^rd June 1972:

Sydney, Australia to London (Tilbury Docks)

Final Voyage:

January 1972:

Southampton to Kaoshiung, Taiwan

Location Scrapped:

Kaoshiung, Taiwan 1973

Flag:

British

Port of Registry:

London, England, UK

Original Owners / Operators:

Orient Steam Navigation Company (Orient Line), London, England, UK

Length:

706 ft

Breadth:

60 ft

Draft:

30.5 ft

Gross Registered Tonnage:

28, 164 tons

Power:

Steam turbines driving twin screws

Propulsion:

2 propellers.

Maximum Speed:

Service Speed:

24.7 knots

Passengers & Crew:

773 First Class, 772 Tourist Class