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SS Otway
SS Otway in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
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SS Otway is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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SS Otway was a UK steam ocean liner owned by the Orient Line, built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Glasgow, Scotland, launched in 1908 and completed in 1909. She was one of five sister ships, along with Orsova, Osterley, Otranto and Orvieto. They were later joined by RMS Orama, which was slightly larger and had different machinery. With these ships the Orient Line offered the travelling public fixed sailings every other week to Australia and New Zealand. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy and deployed as an armed merchant cruiser, Otway was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat SM UC-49 off the Hebrides on 23 July 1917 in World War I, with the loss of 10 lives.
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Description
Immediately before her arrival at Sydney at the end of her maiden voyage 21 August 1909, a reporter described the ship: "The Otway is equal in every respect to the Orsova, which has created a favourable impression since she first arrived here a fortnight ago. Her tonnage — 12,077 — is 41 tons in excess of that of the Orsova, so that she is the largest British mail steamer that has yet visited Australia. The principal dimensions of the Otway are:— Length, 552ft; breadth, 63ft 3in; depth, 46ft. She is subdivided into 10 watertight compartments, fitted for wireless telegraphy, and equipped with all the devices necessary to ensure efficient ventilation and sanitation. An important feature is a…
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- Coordinates
- 58.8995, -6.4891
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Otway?
- SS Otway is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.8995°, -6.4891°.
- Who owns SS Otway?
- SS Otway is owned by Orient Steam Navigation Company.