SS Otway
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Owners: | Orient Line |
Builders: | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, yard in Glasgow, Scotland |
Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk of the Hebrides in July 23,1917. |
Specifications | |
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Gross Tonnage: | 12,077 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length: | 552ft (168m) |
Width: | 63ft (19m) |
Number of funnels: | 2 |
Number of masts: | 2 |
Construction: | Steel |
Engine: | Steam quadruple-expansion engines twin screw |
Service Speed: | 18 knots |
Passenger Accommodations: | 280 first class, 115 second class, 700 third class. 1,095 total |
The SS Otway was a British ocean liner owned by the Orient Line, built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Glasgow, Scotland and launched in 1909. She had five sister ships; Orsova, Osterley, Otranto, Orvieto, and the Orama. These ships allowed the Orient Line a prized attraction to the traveling public: fixed sailings every other week to Australia and New Zealand. The Otway was torpedoed and sunk off the Hebrides in July 23,1917 during World War I with the loss of 10 lives.