SS Oropesa (1919)
British ocean liner sunk during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see SS Oropesa.
SS Oropesa was a British steam turbine ocean liner of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company (PSNC). She was built on Merseyside in 1920 and operated between Liverpool and South America. In 1941 the German submarine U-96 sank her in the Western Approaches, killing 106 people aboard.[4]
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Oropesa | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Oropesa |
Namesake | Either of two Oropesa Districts in Peru |
Owner | Pacific Steam Navigation Company |
Port of registry | Liverpool[1] |
Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead[1] |
Yard number | 835 |
Launched | 9 December 1919[2] |
Maiden voyage | 4 September 1920[2] |
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Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 16 January 1941[4] |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 530 ft (160 m)[1] |
Beam | 66.3 ft (20.2 m)[1] |
Draught | 34 ft 3+1⁄2 in (10.45 m)[1] |
Depth | 41.2 ft (12.6 m)[1] |
Installed power | 1,647 NHP[1] |
Propulsion | 6 Steam turbines, twin Propeller[1] |
Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h)[5] |
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Sensors and processing systems | Direction finding equipment[1] |
Armament | DEMS |
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