Oropesa
Ship Number
285
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
29 November 1894
Delivered
9 February 1895
Owner
Pacific Steam Navigation Co.
Weight
5317 grt
BP Length
420 feet
Breadth
48-6 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Triple expansion
Official No.
102192
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Torpedoed
 Oropesa

In 1895 became an Armed Merchant Cruiser of the 10th Cruiser Squadron.
 
March 1915  she sank a U-boat off Skerryvore, Scotland. In  December the sane year she was transferred to the French Navy and renamed Champagne  but retained her British Crew
 
October 15th 1917 she was torpedoed in the Irish Sea and sunk. 56 lost