Oronsay
Builder's full-hull presentation model of the passenger liner was created for the company. It was originally displayed in the Technological Museum at the South Australian School of Mines.
Twin screw steamer Oronsay was built in Glasgow in 1925 by John Brown and was the first Orient Line vessel to exceed 20,000 tons. Oronsay operated the UK to Australasia service sailing via the Suez Canal. After a stellar career in passenger transport, it was pressed into service as a troopship in World War II. Oronsay was torpedoed and sunk by submarine Archimede on 9 October 1942.
Associated locations: Glasgow, Adelaide, Suez Canal, San Francisco, Suva, Honolulu, Vancouver, Panama Canal