Builder:

Vickers Armstrong Ltd, Barrow in Furness, England, UK

Yard Number:

697

Date of Build:

1934

Vessel Name:

RMS Orion

Other Names:

Type of Vessel:

Passenger ocean liner

Date Launched:

7^th December 1934

Launched by:

HRH The Duke of Gloucester (Via remote control via wireless from Brisbane, Australia)

Maiden Voyage:

28^th September 1935

London (Tilbury Docks) to Sydney, Australia

Final Commercial Voyage:

 28^th February 1963:

London (Tilbury Docks) to Sydney, Australia

8^th April 1963

Sydney, Australia to London (Tilbury Docks)

Final Voyage:

1^st October 1963

Hamburg, Germany to Antwerp, Belgium

Location Scrapped:

Jos Boel et Fils scrapyard, Antwerp, Belgium 1963

Flag:

British

Port of Registry:

London, England, UK

Original Owners / Operators:

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

Length:

665 ft

Breadth:

82 ft

Draft:

30 ft

Gross Registered Tonnage:

23,371 tons

Power:

6 Parsons single reduction geared steam turbines developing 24,100 horsepower

Propulsion:

2 propellers.

Maximum Speed:

Service Speed:

21 knots

Passengers & Crew:

708 Cabin class, 700 Tourist class and 466 crew