Orita
Ship Number
351
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
9
Launch Date
November 15, 1902
Delivered
March 26, 1903
Owner
Pacific Steam Navigation Co.
Weight
9230 grt
BP Length
485 feet
Breadth
58 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
14 knots
Propulsion
quadruple expansion constructed in Belfast
Official No.
118010
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
Orita

One funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 169-1st, 111-2nd and 528-3rd class passengers and she carried 172 crew.
 
8th April 1903 she started her maiden voyage Liverpool Valparaiso – Callao, her regular berth. She was the largest vessel on the Liverpool - West Coast of South America route at the time.
 
22  September 1927 she made her final sailing via Montevideo then laid up in the UK.
 
1931 Broken up at Morecambe, Lancashire. A typical example of good uneventful service.
 
[Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.8, Pacific Steam Navigation Company]