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The SS ''Orontes'' was a passenger ship owned by Orient Line. The ship was built in 1929 by Vickers Armstrong LTD. at Barrow-in-Furness, England. Its sister ships were ''Orama'' (II), ''Orford'', ''Oronsay'', and ''Otranto'' (II). Orontes the last of the "Orama" Class and great effort was taken to make the public rooms of Orontes the best of this class. == Service == The ''Orontes maiden voyage was a Mediterranean Cruise in June 1929. From 1929 to 1940, it served on the England to Australia route. Famous passengers included the England cricket team on the way to the Bodyline tour in 1932. During World War II, the ''Orontes'' became a troopship, serving that role from 1940 to 1947. At the end of WWII the ''Orontes'' was used to return Prisoners of War from Australian camps back to Europe. One such voyage departed Station Pier in January 1946. 〔Personal Diary of POW Prison Guard SGT Albert Edward Barnes, Garrison 17, January to June 1946.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Orontes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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