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} as of ). |Ship yard number=165282 | Ship way number = |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=22 November 1945 |Ship completed= |Ship christened= |Ship acquired=16 April 1946 |Ship maiden voyage=18 January 1946 |Ship out of service=31 August 1975 |Ship identification= *〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=King Orry Search )〕 *Callsign: GMJM *Code Letters GMJM * |Ship fate=Broken-up 1979 |Ship notes= }} |} TSS (RMS) ''King Orry'' (IV) - the fourth vessel in the line's history to be so named - was the lead ship of the ''King Orry Class'' of passenger ferries and packet ships. More commonly referred to as ''the six sisters'', they were built for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company between 1946 & 1955 primarily to replace war-time losses. The company's previous , was one of three company losses during Operation Dynamo - the evacuation of British and French troops from the port of Dunkirk during May 1940. The name King Orry is the Manx Gaelic name for the Godred Crovan a Norse-Gael ruler of Dublin, and King of Mann and the Isles in the second half of the 11th century. ==Construction & dimensions== ''King Orry'' was built at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead. The cost of the vessel was £402,095. Length 325 feet; beam 47 feet; depth 18 feet, with a registered tonnage of . ''King Orry'' was driven by two sets of Parsons turbines with single reduction gearing producing 8,500 brake horsepower. This gave the vessel a design speed of 21 knots. ''King Orry'' was certificated to carry 2136 passengers, and had a crew complement of 68. She had a single funnel, a cruiser stern and two pole masts. ''King Orry'' was launched on 22 November 1945, and acquired by Isle of Man Steam Packet Company on 16 April 1946. She made her maiden voyage on 19 April, and completed 29 years service. 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 King Orry (1946)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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