8262, BDB 86/1/7820 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.8262
TSS Orama before Launch
1924
View of the starboard side of the bow of the ship at the top of the slipway in the Vickers shipyard. Launch platform built but not dressed. Tall split trees being used as scaffolding with long steep walkway where workers are ascending to the deck of the ship. Ventilation cowls on left. Railway tracks and small bogeys on right. TSS Orama was built in Barrow for the Orient Steam Nav. Co Ltd, for the England to Australia route. Early in WWII she was converted into a troop ship and was shelled and sunk by the German Cruiser Admiral Hipper during the Battle of Norway. She had no soldiers aboard and 280 crew were taken prisoners for the duration of the war.
8262, BDB 86/1/7820 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.8262
TSS Orama before Launch
1924
View of the starboard side of the bow of the ship at the top of the slipway in the Vickers shipyard. Launch platform built but not dressed. Tall split trees being used as scaffolding with long steep walkway where workers are ascending to the deck of the ship. Ventilation cowls on left. Railway tracks and small bogeys on right. TSS Orama was built in Barrow for the Orient Steam Nav. Co Ltd, for the England to Australia route. Early in WWII she was converted into a troop ship and was shelled and sunk by the German Cruiser Admiral Hipper during the Battle of Norway. She had no soldiers aboard and 280 crew were taken prisoners for the duration of the war.
| Location: | Barrow Island Ward, Barrow-in Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7820 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 8262 |
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Album 14 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Album Number: Album 14
Page Number: 23
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| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8260 | Manx Maid at Vickers Fitting Out Wharf | Manx Maid at Vickers Fitting Out Wharf, Devonshire Dock | |
| 8261 | Manx Maid at Vickers Fitting Out Wharf | Manx Maid at Vickers Fitting Out Wharf, Devonshire Dock | |
| 8262 | Launch of TSS Orama | TSS Orama on slipway | |
| 8263 | Launch of TSS Orama | TSS Orama on slipway | |
| 8264 | TSS Orama at Vickers Fitting Out Wharf | TSS Orama at Vickers fitting out wharf, Buccleuch Dock | |
| 8265 | TSS Orama at Vickers Fitting Out Wharf | Scythia and Antonia at Vickers fitting-out wharf Buccleuch Dock | |
| 8266 | Launch of TSS Orama | TSS Orama entering the water watched by shipyard workers | |
| 8267 | Launch of TSS Orama | TSS Orama entering the water watched by shipyard workers | |
| 8268 | Launch of TSS Orama Platform | TSS Orama and launching platform | |
| 8269 | Launch of TSS Orama Platform | TSS Orama and launching platform |
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