120962: SS/HMS Orvieto

The SS Orvieto was a Passenger/Cargo Steamship built by Workman Clark, Belfast in 1909 for the Orient Steam Navigation Co. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1914 and converted to a Minelayer and later an Armed Merchant Cruiser. In 1919 she returned to Passenger Services and was broken up in 1931.

Details
Record Type:
Boat
Type Of Boat:
Passenger/Cargo Steamship; Minelayer; Armed Merchant Cruiser
Date Launched:
1909
Record Maintained by:
CEP