Oroya

/back



 

 Paul Ditchfield (PWSTS 1962)

21-08-68 to 22-10-68  

OROYA (4) was built in 1956 by Bremer Vulcan at Vegesack with a tonnage of 6311grt, a length of 475ft, a beam of 44ft 4in and a service speed of 17 knots. Built as the Arabic for Shaw, Savill & Albion she was transferred to PSNC in 1968. In 1970 she was managed by Furness Withy as the Pacific Ranger but in the following year reverted to PSNC as the Oroya. She was sold to the Hong Kong Ocean Shipping Co. of Panama in 1972 who renamed her Lamma Island. After a further eleven years service she arrived at Inchon in Korea on 28th May 1983 where she was broken up by Inchon Iron & Steel Co.