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. |