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S34A, BDB 86/1/6301 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=9219

no.S34A

Orcades leaving Barrow July 7/1937

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 being towed by tugs in Ramsden Dock and heading towards the dock gates.

S34A, BDB 86/1/6301 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=9219

no.S34A

Orcades leaving Barrow July 7/1937

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 being towed by tugs in Ramsden Dock and heading towards the dock gates.

Ocean liner Ships World War Two
Location: Ramsden Dock, Barrow Island, Barrow in Furness Cumbria Archives Reference: BDB 86/1/6301
Sankey Number: S34A

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