RMS Orient (1879)

Country of registration:

Shipbuilder: John Elders & Co.

Build location: Glasgow

Build year: 1879

Built for: Orient Steam Navigation Co. (Orient Line)

Voyages made

• Orient (1879-12-16)
• Orient (1880-08-20)
• Orient (1882-09-02)
• Orient (1886-08-07)
• Orient (1886-08-07)
• Orient (1889-12-20)
• Orient (1891-10-01)
• Orient (1892-07-13)
• Orient (1893-12-15)
• Orient (1896-03-01)
• Orient (1902-12-15)
• Orient (1904-11-24)

Comments

Her ship the SS Orient, was an auxiliary barque with rig and four masts. The Orient was built by John Elder & Co., Glasgow in 1879 (5,386 tons). It was operated by the Orient Steam Navigation Co. (Orient Line) on the UK-Australia route. She made her maiden voyage in Nov 1879 between London and Melbourne via the Suez Canal.