WebSS Orcoma (Photo Ships) Orotava: armed merchant cruiser (hired), 5980grt, 1889(b), 5-6in, 16kts. Purchased 3/15, paid off 1/19. ... Ships rarely steamed at high speed because of the disproportionate use of coal or oil fuel. Also speed often dropped over time as vessels and engines aged. Economic cruising speed would be preferred. WebThis small vessel, which captured or sank 22 merchantmen, encountered three British AMCs in her career, defeating HMS Alcantara and HMS Carnarvon Castle and later sinking HMS Voltaire . During World War II, German auxiliary cruisers are believed to have either sunk or captured some 800,000 long tons (810,000 t) of Allied shipping.
Screw Steamer ORCOMA built by Wm. Beardmore & Co.
WebJames Pugh; rank/rating, Leading Fireman; age, 48; place of birth, Liverpool; previous ship, Orcoma. H Quinton; rank/rating, Leading Fireman; age, 42; place of birth, Barrow; previous ship, Mendip Range. J Flaherty; rank/rating, Leading Fireman; age, 36; place of birth, Liverpool; previous ship, same. WebCrew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Orcoma, Official Number 127920 M Grundell; rank/rating, Assistant Bookeeper; age, 32; place of birth, Liverpool; previous ship, … great soul food cook off contestants
H.M.S. Orcoma (1908) - The Dreadnought Project
Web1915 HMS ORCOMA - 1919 ORCOMA : Subsequent owner and registration history ; 23/03/1915 requisitioned for conversion to an Armed Merchant Cruiser 11/10/1919 Returned : Vessel history : Remarks : End year Fate / Status; 1933 : Broken Up 28/06/1933 : Disposal detail; Arrived at Blyth for breaking by Hughes Bolckow Co. Ltd. http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Tenth_Cruiser_Squadron_(Royal_Navy) WebBritish steamer Orcoma reported to have sunk German merchantman near Bayovar on Peruvian coast; German high seas fleet has cruised in English waters without meeting … great soul food cook off winner