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Orinoco (1886) |
Builder: |
Caird & Company Greenock, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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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 |
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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 |
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In memory of those who lost their lives in SS Orinoco Nov. 21, 1906 |
Name |
Rate |
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Denny, R. |
Seaman |
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Hern, F. A. |
Fireman |
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Pickett, William J. |
Trimmer |
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Builder's Data |
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Page published May 12, 2009 |