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SS Oriana
The building of a liner
Page Three
Part One: Sea Trials
Oriana is finally complete and ready for her sea trials
Above
and below: Photographs of Oriana’s funnel were taken just prior to her
sea trails
November
13, 1960 SS Oriana commences her sea
trials
The
two Captains, the Pilot and Captain Edgecombe
The
main mahinerary control console in the Engine Room
Orient
Line and Vickers Armstrong executives inspect the Engine Room during
her trials
Ready
– Full Steam Ahead
SS
Oriana commences her first sea trials
Getting it right
Radio
Rooms keeps HQ informed
Seas
were choppy during her trial, but she reached a speed of 30.64 knots
Promenade
Deck
Above
and below: A series of photographs taken during her sea trails 13 and 16
November 1960
Part Three: Vickers Armstrong officially hands over SS
Oriana
Sir
Austin Anderson signs the official handover documents
Part Four: Oriana’s Maiden Voyage
SS
Oriana departed on her maiden voyage from Southampton to Sydney
on December 3, 1960,
returning to Southampton via New Zealand
and the US.
Oriana became known as the fastest liner on the UK
- Australia service, as she
was able to sail from Southampton to Sydney via
the Suez Canal in just 21 days.
Seen
December 30, 1960
during her maiden voyage berthed at the International Passenger Terminal Sydney
Oriana
seen in Wellington New Zealand. The author was present at the arrival
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Oriana the
building of a liner
Page 1: The building of SS Oriana
Page 2: The launching and fitting out of SS Oriana
Other Oriana Pages
Page
1: History and Images of the Oriana
Page 2: Oriana Postcards issued in 1960
Page
3: Oriana Photo Album - Page 1
Page
4: Oriana Photo Album - Page 2
Page
5: Oriana “Lady of the Sea by Neil Whitmore
Page
6: The Paul Oliver Collection
Paul Oliver Story
Page 7: Dalian See the sad
photographs of SS Oriana damaged during a storm
Oriana at Zhangiagang shipyard in China
– taken 29 July, 2005
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