Out of service 20 September 1924 Length 150 m | Launched 12 May 1906 Draft 8.2 m | |
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Name Prinz Ludwig (1906)
Orcades (1921) Owner North German Lloyd 1906-1919
British Shipping Controller 1919-1921
Orient Steam Navigation Company (Orient Line) 1921-1924 Route Germany-Asia 1906-1914
UK-Australia 1919-1924 Builder Vulkan SMAE, Stettin, Germany Fate Broken-up 1925, Bremerhaven, Germany | ||
SS Orcades was built in Germany and launched as Prinz Ludwig. Served on routes to Asia until laid up in Germany during the 1914-1918 War. As part of war reparations Prinz Ludwig came under control of the British Shipping Controller in 1919 and was used for troop repatriations to Australia.
Prinz Ludwig was purchased by the Orient Steam Navigation Company (Orient Line) in 1921, underwent refit and was renamed Orcades. The vessel then served on the UK-Australia route until 1924.
Orcades is an ancient name for the Orkney Islands.
References
SS Orcades (1921) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA