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SS Orcades was built in Germany and launched as Prinz Ludwig. Served on routes to Asia until laid up in Germany during the 1914-1918 War. As part of war reparations Prinz Ludwig came under control of the British Shipping Controller in 1919 and was used for troop repatriations to Australia. Prinz Ludwig was purchased by the Orient Steam Navigation Company (Orient Line) in 1921 underwent refit and was renamed Orcades. The vessel then served on the UK-Australia route until 1924.
In 1961, his parents Derek and Rose boarded the SS Orcades bound for
New Zealand, nearly falling for Perth on the stopover. Instead, they
settled in Shannon and Kevin was born the following year.1
Knight on the SS Orcades in 1949. I lived at 97a Greenford Avenue in
Hanwell.2
SS Orcades Pewter Tankard - Click for the bigger picture
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SS Orcades Pewter Tankard - The ship's name has been engraved to the
front.3
SS Orcades survivors in October 1942.4
SS Orcades was built in Germany and launched as Prinz Ludwig.5
SS Orcades was built in Germany and launched as Prinz Ludwig. More
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ss ORCADES was sailing in.7
Builder of the SS Orcades (1921) is Szczecin.
The Orient Line's SS Orcades (foreground) docked at Darling Island
wharves in the 1960s. SS Oronsay and SS Orontes are berthed at the
Jones Bay wharf.8
The SS Orcades sailed from London via Gibraltar, Naples and the Suez
Canal, Aden, Columbo, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney.9
Thomas Burgess regarding his days working on the SS Orcades in the
late 50's early 60's.10
troops that disembarked from the SS Orcades at Batavia, Java, on 18
February. (Jack McKillop)
U.S.A.: Escort carrier USS Card launched.11
while the short lived Orient liner SS Orcades of 1937 which was
torpedoed and sunk in 1942 received a Commended Certificate.12
On board SS Orcades 1951 bound for London Tilbury from Sydney.13
Ship Name
Prinz Ludwig Orcades
Active Years End Date
1924-09-20
Ship Power
Quadruple expansion engines
Ship Length
150.0 m
Ship Speed
15
Ship Fate
Broken-up 1925
Bremerhaven
Germany
Ship Capacity
599
Status
Owner
Ship Tonnage
9764
Ship Draught
8.2 m
Ship Launched
12
Ship Beam
17.7 m
Ship Out Of Service
20
Ship Launch
1906-05-12
Builder
Ship Propulsion
Twin screws
Ship Notes
Transferred from Germany to the UK under war reparation conditions
Ship Route
Germany-Asia 1906-1914 UK-Australia 1919-1924
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