SS Orcades
steamship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Orcades
- IMO number
- 5264247
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- steamship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 216.7 m
- Beam
- 28.5 m
- Year built
- 1948
- Builder
- Vickers-Armstrongs
- Registered owner
- Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
- Operator
- Orient Steam Navigation Company
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Orcades
SS Orcades was an ocean liner serving primarily the UK – Australia – New Zealand route. She started service as a British Royal Mail Ship (RMS) carrying first and tourist class passengers. Orcades carried many migrants to Australia and New Zealand and was later used as a cruise ship, and is featured in the British Pathe films "I am a passenger" on YouTube. She also made several voyages from Canada (Vancouver). "Orcades" is the Latin name for the Orkney Islands. Built at the Barrow-in-Furness yard of Vickers-Armstrong, Orcades (yard no. 950) had an identical hull and machinery to P&O's Himalaya (yard no. 951), but differed in superstructure and interior layout. The vessel's near-sister ships were Oronsay and Orsova In 1952 Orcades was fitted with a 'top hat' funnel extension to clear smoke from the after decks.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Orcades now?
- SS Orcades has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is SS Orcades?
- SS Orcades is a steamship, built in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs. The vessel is 216.7 m long with a beam of 28.5 m.
- Who owns SS Orcades?
- SS Orcades is registered to Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company and operated by Orient Steam Navigation Company. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has SS Orcades been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Orcades appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).