The RMS Orion off Port Melbourne, Australia. (20/9)
The ship was the Orient Line’s largest ship when she was launched in Barrow, Furness, England, on December 7, 1934. Construction was completed in August 1935. She was the first British liner with air conditioning in all her public rooms, and in another “first” for a British ship, Orion was launched by the Duke of Gloucester who pressed a button in Brisbane, Australia, to send radio signals to Barrow,England, to effect the launch.
The ship was the Orient Line’s largest ship when she was launched in Barrow, Furness, England, on December 7, 1934. Construction was completed in August 1935. She was the first British liner with air conditioning in all her public rooms, and in another “first” for a British ship, Orion was launched by the Duke of Gloucester who pressed a button in Brisbane, Australia, to send radio signals to Barrow,England, to effect the launch.
Passengers on the Orient Line’s “Orion” departing Melbourne and bound for Sydney, Australia. (20/9)
Many people fondly remember Orion from her time on the Australian immigrant runs.
Many people fondly remember Orion from her time on the Australian immigrant runs.
The RSS”Orion” anchored off shore, in the port of Aden. (31/8) Photo taken from the then named Prince of Wales pier. Orion was a passenger liner, launched in 1934, taken out of service in 1963 and scrapped in October of that year She was a troop ship from 1941 to 1946 during the Second World War.