| Name: | NATAL | 
| Type: | Cargo Ship | 
| Launched: | 08/05/1914 | 
| Completed: | 20/06/1914 | 
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd | 
| Yard: | Howdon | 
| Yard Number: | 215 | 
| Dimensions: | 4171grt, 2638nrt, 360.0 x 51.3 x 27.7ft | 
| Engines: | T3cyl (21.5, 36.5 & 62 x 42ins), 326nhp | 
| Engines by: | Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, Glasgow | 
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots | 
| Construction: | Steel | 
| Reg Number: | n/a | 
| History: | |
| 06/1914 | A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni, Copenhagen | 
| 1915 | A/S D/S Orient, Copenhagen | 
| 1930 | Angfartygs A/B Pallas (Alex Pedersen). Gothenburg; renamed BRAGE | 
| 1934 | A/B Orient (Thr Kramer) Abo; renamed ORIENT | 
| 21/07/1944 | Sank | 
| Comments: | 1914: Engine taken from the company’s PANGAN, built and engined by | 
| Barclay Curle in 1909 and converted to a motor ship in 1914-1915 | |
| 21/07/1944: Torpedoed & sunk by British aircraft south of Helgoland | |
| She was in a German convoy from Jade Bay to Emden with a cargo of iron ore | 

Above photo as NATAL is courtesy of Photoship