Oronsa
Ship Number
377
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
4
Launch Date
May 24, 1906
Delivered
August 16, 1906
Owner
Pacific Steam Navigation Co.
Weight
7907 grt
BP Length
465 feet
Breadth
56 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
15.5 knots
Propulsion
Twin quadruple expansion - constructed in Belfast
Official No.
123986
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Torpedoed
Oronsa

[Postcard of Oronsa at La Pallice (port of La Rochelle).]
The second sister of the Ortega she was launched on 26th May 1906 and entered service on 13th September with an additional call at Pernambu Company On 28th April 1918, a bright moonlit night, she was torpedoed off Bardsey Island, North Wales whilst travelling in convoy. Her boilers exploded and the ship sank with the loss of 3 lives.