Name: | ORISSA |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 15/09/1905 |
Completed: | 11/1905 |
Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
Yard: | Walker |
Yard Number: | 140 |
Dimensions: | 3621grt, 2344nrt, 354.8 x 48.1 x 26.0ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 40 & 67 x 45ins), 361nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a; (1919: 143114) |
History: | |
11/1905 | Rhederei AG von 1896, Hamburg |
1906 | Syndicats Rhederei GmbH, Hamburg; renamed ELBE |
11/04/1919 | The Shipping Controller (Gordon Steam Shipping Co Ltd), London |
1921 | Shakespear Shipping Co Ltd (Glover Bros), London |
1921 | Renamed WORDSWORTH |
03/04/1934 | Broken up |
Comments: | 03/04/1934: Arrived at Rosyth for breaking up by Metal Industries Ltd. Cost £4200 |
04/1934: Broken up at their Charlestown, Fife facility |
Above photo as WORDSWORTH is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as WORDSWORTH is courtesy of Richard Cox