Orinoco (1886)

Builder:
Caird & Company
Greenock, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1886
Launched:
September 13, 1886
Type:
Passenger
Completed:
December 1886
Fate:
Scrapped at Bo'ness, Scotland in 1909.


Owner
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
London, England


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
409' 8"
Engines:
1 triple expansion
Beam:
45'
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
33' 4" (depth)
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
4,581
HP:
749
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
14 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
2
Passengers:
N/A
Masts:
3


Timeline
Dec. 2, 1886:
Maiden voyage Southampton - West Indies.
Nov. 21, 1906:
In collision with North German Lloyd's Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse off Cherbourg, France.
Three crewmen were killed, several more people injured. Excessive speed on the part of
the German ship was ruled as the cause of the accident.
Nov. 5, 1909:
Arrived at Bo'ness, Scotland for scrapping.


Roll of Remembrance
In memory of those who lost their lives in SS Orinoco Nov. 21, 1906

Name
Rate
Denny, R.
Seaman
Hern, F. A.
Fireman
Pickett, William J.
Trimmer

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Builder's Data
Page published May 12, 2009