SS Orbita
SS Orbita in 1916 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Orbita |
| Owner | Pacific Steam Navigation Company |
| Operator | |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Route | North Atlantic service |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 440 |
| Launched | 7 July 1914 |
| Completed | 31 July 1915 |
| Maiden voyage | 26 September 1919 |
| In service | 1915 |
| Out of service | 1950 |
| Identification | Official Number 137467 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1950, in Newport |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 15,495 GRT |
| Length | 550.3 feet (167.7 m) |
| Beam | 67.3 feet (20.5 m) |
| Draught | 35 feet 10+1⁄4 inches (10.93 m) |
| Depth | 43.0 feet (13.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple-expansion engines + low-pressure turbine; Triple screw |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Capacity | 896 passengers |
SS Orbita was an ocean liner built in 1913-14 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. She was launched on Tuesday, 7 July 1914. Her sister ships were SS Orduna and SS Orca.
She provided transatlantic passenger transport, measured about 15,500 gross register tons, and was 550.3 ft x 67.3 ft.