SS Oriana to the breakers

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With Reuben Goossens

Maritime Historian

ss Oriana

The last Orient Line Liner says Goodbye as she comes to an End!

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Her tragic demolition in China

This Orient Line postcard shows SS Oriana with her original corn coloured hull

(From the author’s private collection)

Whilst in Dalian China, this once great liner was severely damaged in 2004 by a storm. In 2005 she was demolished by the Wayou scrapyards in Zhangiagang China. Photographs on this page show her in various stages of demolition. I will add no commentary on this page, as I feel the photographs tell their own story.

After having viewed this page, I suggest you read our eight page Oriana feature, covering her story from birth, to her final departure from Sydney, then her life as an entertainment center in Japan and China, concluding with her final days in Dalian. The Dalian page contains many photographs of her interiors and of Oriana after the tragic storm, when her bow was holed, listing to port, which saw her lower decks flooded.

Photos taken on 29 July 2005

Photos taken on 9 September 2005

We conclude with a happy memory!

Memories - How many of us spent time enjoying a drink at the Monkey Bar?

(From the author’s private collection)

SS Oriana - Main Index:

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

Page 7b: Oriana at Zhangiagang shipyard in China – Taken 29 July & 9 September 2005

Oriana the building of a liner

Page 1: The building of SS Oriana

Page 2: The launching and fitting out of SS Oriana

Page 3: Sea trials and Oriana’s maiden voyage

Read the author’s – SS Canberra Cruise Review

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This is recommended reading!

“Orient Line – A Fleet History”

Is available for £23.50 plus p&p from “Ships in Focus”

email: sales@shipsinfocus.co.uk

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Also Visit our Features on the following Orient Lines/P&O Ships

Orient Lines: RMS Orcades – SS Oronsay - SS Oriana - RMS Orion

P&O: RMS Strathaird - SS Iberia - SS Canberra

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Who is the Author of ssMaritime?

Commenced in the passenger Shipping Industry in May 1960

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Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from the author’s private collection. In addition there are some images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. Credit is given to all contributors. However, there are some photographs provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. I hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make them-selves known to me (my email address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due credit may be given. I know what it is like, I have seen a multitude of my own photographs on other sites, yet these individuals either refuse to provide credit or remove them when asked, knowing full well that there is no legal comeback when it comes to the net. However, let us show these charlatans up and do the right thing at all times and give credit where credit is due!

This notice covers all pages, although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displayed on each page, that is, when a page is updated!

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