ORCADES

Orcades (1)
...ex Prinz Ludwig (1906)

Orcades (1921)

Owner:

North German Lloyd 1906-1919

British Shipping Controller 1919-1921

Orient Steam Navigation Company (Orient Line) 1921-1924



Route:

Germany-Asia 1906-1914

UK-Australia 1919-1924

Builder: Vulkan SMAE, Stettin, Germany

Launched: 12 May 1906

Out of service: 20 September 1924

Fate: Broken-up 1925, Bremerhaven, Germany



General characteristics

Tonnage: 9,764

Length: 150.0 m

Beam: 17.7 m

Draught: 8.2 m

Installed power: Quadruple expansion engines

Propulsion: Twin screws

Speed: 15 knots

Capacity: 599 passengers (after 1921 refit)

Notes: Transferred from Germany to the UK under war reparation conditions

Details supplied by Wikipedia

Photo Credits: The late Allan Green Victoria Australia