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SS ''Orsova'', was a British ocean liner, built by Vickers Armstrong Shipbuilders Ltd. of Barrow-in-Furness, England for the Orient Steam Navigation Company (Orient Line) for their Great Britain-to-Australia services via the Suez Canal. She was the final development of the 28,000 ton class which began with the SS ''Orcades'' of 1948 and continued with the SS ''Oronsay'' of 1951. In 1960, in conjuction with the introduction of the new larger and faster Oriana and Canberra, the fleets of Orient (which was majority owned by P&O) and P&O were combined as P&O-Orient Lines, although the Orient ships retained their corn coloured hulls and sailed under their own house flag. In 1966, P&O acquired the balance of the Orient shares and the Orient Line was discontinued, with ''Orsova'' and her fleet mates being transferred to the ownership of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O), painted white and under the P&O houseflag. ==Description== She had a gross register tonnage of and a draft. Length: . Breadth: . Cruising speed: . Maximum speed: . Propulsion: twin screw, double reduction turbine. Maiden voyage from Tilbury to Sydney: 17 March 1954. ''Orsova'' had no masts. Her funnel was capped with a distinctive 'Welsh bonnet' flue extension. She was built with an all-welded hull, the first passenger liner to be so constructed, and her bulkhead and wall linings were plastic-clad. She was named after Orșova, which is a port city on the Danube in southwestern Romania's Mehedinți County. It is situated just above the Iron Gates, at the point where the Cerna River meets the Danube. ''Orsovas bow featured the Iron Gates as a figurehead. This section of the bow opened inwards to reveal a powerful searchlight, used for navigating the Suez Canal. The Iron Gate symbol also featured on the forward bulkhead of the First Class Midships Arena Games deck. ''Orsova'' had First and Tourist Class sections with separate dining rooms either side of the Galley. Radio Call Sign: GNDL (Golf November Delta Lima) with sub-contracted Marconi radio operators. Ship's Complement: All Officers were British. Deck and Engine Room crew were British. Purser's Dept (Cabin Stewards, Restaurant staff, Galley, Laundry, etc.) were a combination of British and Goanese. Typical Voyage (1968): Outward leg - Southampton-Bermuda-Port Everglades-Panama-Acapulco- Los Angeles-San Francisco-Vancouver-Hawaii-Fiji-Auckland-Sydney Then either cruising from Sydney for six weeks or Round Pacific Sydney-Singapore-Hong Kong-Kobe-Yokohama-Hawaii-Vancouver-San Francisco-Los Angeles-Hawaii-Fiji-Auckland-Sydney Home leg - Sydney-Brisbane-Singapore-Penang-Colombo (with Goan crew change) Durban-Port Elizabeth-Cape Town-Madeira-Southampton. 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 Orsova (1953)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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