S29A, BDB 86/1/6296 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.S29A
Orcades leaving Barrow July 7th 1937
7 Jul 1937
Orcades built at Vickers Barrow for the Orient Line. Launched 7th December 1936 and used for the NZ and Australian route. Requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1939 and used as a troopship. Torpedoed and sank by U-Boat 172 off South Africa in October 1942. Vessel slipping its mooring lines and preparing to be towed out of Barrow docks complex.
S29A, BDB 86/1/6296 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.S29A
Orcades leaving Barrow July 7th 1937
7 Jul 1937
Orcades built at Vickers Barrow for the Orient Line. Launched 7th December 1936 and used for the NZ and Australian route. Requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1939 and used as a troopship. Torpedoed and sank by U-Boat 172 off South Africa in October 1942. Vessel slipping its mooring lines and preparing to be towed out of Barrow docks complex.
| Location: | Ramsden Dock, Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6296 |
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| Sankey Number: | S29A |
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