| Name: | VILLE D’ORAN |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 10/04/1880 |
| Completed: | 19/06/1880 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 123 |
| Dimensions: | 1812grt, 828nrt, 309.7 x 33.4 x 16.7ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (42 & 80 x 48ins), 300nhp; (1889: (30.75, 42 & 80 x 48ins), 443nhp) |
| Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co , Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.1knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 19/06/1880 | Cie Generale Transatalantique, Marseilles |
| 08/1921 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Contract price £44250, Loss £6248-14s-1d |
| Designed to carry 60 x 1st, 50 x 2nd & 40 x 3rd Class passengers, plus 350 troops | |
| To be used on the Marseilles to Oran service | |
| 1890: Complete refit,with new accommodation & new boilers etc | |
| 1889: Engine tripled | |
| 05/1922: Broken up at Genoa |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is copyright of French Lines
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 22/06/1880