ss ORMISTON

ss ORMISTON
built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Glasgow,
Yard No 417
Engines by Shipbuilder
Last Name: OKEANIA (1928)
Previous Names: 1907-19 ORMISTON / 1919-1920 CROWN OF CASTILE / 1920-28 CANDIDATE
Port of Registry: Glasgow
Propulsion: T. 3cyl 12 knots
Launched: Monday, 04/03/1907
Built: 1907
Ship Type: Steamship
Tonnage: 4843 grt
Length: 400 feet
Breadth: 52 feet
Owner History:
1907-15 Orm S.S Co Ltd (R & C Allan) Glasgow
1915-20 Crown S.S Co Ltd (Prentice Service & Henderson) Glasgow
1920-28 Charente S.S Co Ltd (T&J Harrison) Liverpool
1928-40 M Carivalis Piraeus
Status: Mined & Sunk - 08/04/1940

Remarks:
Previous update by Paul Strathdee

Launched as "MOUNT SEPHAR" for Smith & Service, Glasgow.
Mined and sunk in posn 51,18N 02,04E in the Dover Strait on voyage Rotterdam to La Plata in ballast. Additional information from Joe McMillan Collection.
Photo depicting vessel as "CANDIDATE" supplied by Joe McMillan Collection
Previous update by Gavin Stewart

Last updated: by George Robinson from the original records by Stuart Cameron


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