SS Oronsay
ocean liner
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Oronsay
- IMO number
- 5265617
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ocean liner
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 216 m
- Beam
- 28.5 m
- Year built
- 1951
- Builder
- Vickers
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Orient Steam Navigation Company
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Oronsay
SS Oronsay was the second Orient Line ship built after World War II. A sister ship to Orcades, she was named after the island of Oronsay off the west coast of Scotland. The liner was completed in 1951 at Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, but was delivered several months behind schedule because of a serious fire that broke out in the fitting-out berth. The Oronsay operated the UK to Australasia service, via the Suez Canal. Her accommodation set new standards, in both first and tourist class, with decor by Brian O'Rourke. On 1 January 1954, Oronsay left Sydney on the first Orient Line transpacific voyage to Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, Victoria, Vancouver and San Francisco, returning via the same ports. In later years the transpacific sailings became a regular feature of the Orient/P&O services.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Oronsay now?
- SS Oronsay 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 Oronsay?
- SS Oronsay is a ocean liner, built in 1951 by Vickers. The vessel is 216 m long with a beam of 28.5 m.
- Who owns SS Oronsay?
- SS Oronsay is operated by Orient Steam Navigation Company. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has SS Oronsay been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Oronsay appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).