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[ 08-31-2011: Message edited by: desirod7 ]
quote:Originally posted by Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company.:A lot of information about ss Oriana is on the Australian ss maritime website..
She is such a quirky design, especially the superstructure. I would love to know the method behind the madness
Bearing in mind ss Oriana was designed in the 1950's and entered service in 1960 I would say she was a very modern design for that time.
A lot of her superstructure was made from aluminium plus she was the first passenger ship to be fitted with side thrusters.
As was shown in the pictures, when she was broken up in China, having been built by the UK naval ship builders Vickers Armstrong her main top deck was designed so that all the aluminium superstructure could be removed if needed and she could be converted into an aircraft carrier !
Hi Rustavali
Having worked on both ships I agree with you as I prefered the ss Oriana plus she was the fastest of the two ships ! .
Where the top superstructure has been removed you can see the cleared top deck with its overhang of the ships hull.
http://www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk/Oriana%20Gallery%208.htm
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[ 08-31-2011: Message edited by: Neil - Ex P. & O. S. N. Company. ]
Check out his discussion of his work and the influences on this ship.
She was a nice ship as I recall but because of the strict two class design I remember lots of dead-ends and difficulty to navigate around the ship when she was operating as a cruise ship in one class.
True Oriana fans hate the Canberra and vice versa. Great rivalry between two great ships.
http://www.seadogs-reunited.com/Oriana%20Decks.htm#_top
For me, she is beautiful, of course I can also see the point of view of others, she was certainly a different looking ship.
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