SS Orduña Archival Collection
The Royal Mail Steam Packet “Orduna,” 15,500 Gross Registered Tons, Is a Great Favorite With Transatlantic Passengers. GGA Image ID # 141c4a2daa
Orduna (1914) Royal Mail Line (British)
Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 15,507. Dimensions: 550' x 67'. Triple-screw, 15 knots. Triple expansion engines and steam turbine. Two masts and one funnel. First Hamburg-Southampton-Cherbourg-New York sailing, May 28, 1921. Resold back to Pacific Steam Navigation Company in 1927. Fate: Scrapped in 1951. Sister ships: Orbita and Orea.
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1917-03-17 RMS Orduna Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Cunard Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon and Second Cabin
- Date of Departure: 17 March 1917
- Route: Liverpool to New York
- Commander: Thomas McComb Taylor
1921-06 RMSP New York Service - First and Second Class
Superb brochure from 1921 documents with many extraordinary photographs of the first and second class interiors of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company ocean liners plying from Europe to New York. Featured Ships: Orduna, Orbita, and Oropesa.
1922-07-26 SS Orduna Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (R.M.S.P.)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 26 July 1922
- Route: London to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain W. H. Lainson
1923 - RMSP Cabin Liners to Europe
Believed to be one of the earliest brochures produced by the RMSP to promote their newly acquired ships Orbita, Orca, and Orduña, in 1923 provides numerous interior photographs. The ships were only operated by RMSP for 3 years before being resold to the PSNCo in 1926.
1923-03-27 SS Orduna Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (R.M.S.P.)
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 27 March 1923
- Route: Hamburg to Bermuda and New York via Southampton and Cherbourg
- Commander: Captain G. E. Warner
