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Orient Line
RMS Orion
I
wish to thank Mr. William Rishton for all the images on this page,
as well as a few of his recollections of his time onboard. In
1956 William and his mother, boarded RMS Orion and set sail for
Mrs. Rishton relaxing on the tourist Class Promenade
William has fond memories of this fine old girl, even though she had many short comings, especially if you consider later Orient Line / P&O ships. William describes his voyage as follows … “Memories of my voyage on the Orion” … “we were berthed on H Deck (known by many of us as hell deck) the washing and toilet facilities were at the end of the passage, consisting of approx eight washbasins in a row and approx four toilets. If you wanted a shower, they were on a deck above and there was always a queue” … “I remember that our steward was named Tony Dimeo, he was a Londoner. The only passenger names I can remember is Billy Milligan, a Scot, who married an Australian lady and was emigrating to Brisbane to settle there, by the way he was a brilliant magician, another name that I can remember was John Trace who settled in Adelaide, apart from that, my memory is fast disappearing just like the ocean liners of yesteryear. To end on a happy note, I wish that I could do it all again and I would not change a thing. They say that memories last longer than dreams, and in my case they certainly do.”
Orion
is seen on the right berthed in
The bow
Relaxing and playing Deck Quoits on Sun Deck
Aft on Sun Deck
Table Tennis and Games Room
Race
Meeting Thursday
Race card
Race rules
Sunday 11 November, 1956
Second Race Meeting Friday November 23
Showtime - Note the name of Bill Milligan, he became a well know magician
in
Again thank you William Rishton for providing your memories with us!
Orion
Index
RMS Orion
Orion Mainpage
Photo Album
Passenger
Contribution - 1
Ben Zuber heads for
Passenger
Contribution - 2
Jack Abbott - a Soldiers Tale - “Orion Oracle” No 20
Passenger
Contribution - 3
Jack Abbott - a Soldiers Tale - “Orion Oracle” No 29
Passenger
Contribution - 4
William Rishton
Passenger
Contribution - 5
Anne Lee
“Orient Line
– A Fleet History”
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