MS Oranje
Oranje in August 1941, shortly after her conversion to a hospital ship | |
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Builder: | N. V. Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw-Maatschappij,[1] Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Yard number: | 270[1] |
Laid down: | 2 July 1937[1] |
Launched: | 8 September 1938[1] |
Completed: | 15 July 1939[1] |
Out of service: | 30 March 1979 |
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Fate: | Destroyed by fire on 30 March 1979; sank on 24 September 1979 |
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Beam: | 83.6 ft (25.5 m) |
Decks: | 8 |
Installed power: | 3 x 12-cylinder Sulzer diesels 37,500 hp (28,000 kW) at 145 rpm |
Propulsion: | Triple Screw |
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Capacity: | 740 passengers, original in 1939 |
The MS Oranje, later known as Angelina Lauro, was a passenger liner, a wartime hospital ship and finally a cruise ship that was burnt out and subsequently lost while being towed for scrap. She sank in a storm in the mid-Pacific, on 24 September 1979. The ship underwent 25 years' service as Oranje, and fifteen as Angelina Lauro. She was a cruise ship for the last seven years of her career.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Name ship: Oranje". Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ Angelina Lauro
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