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Advertisement for P&O Cruises ship Oriana, Ipswich, Queensland, January 1978
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TitleAdvertisement for P&O Cruises ship Oriana, Ipswich, Queensland, January 1978Date Created26 January 1978AcknowledgementThe Queensland Times
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City & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified
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DescriptionIn 1978, the Queensland Times ran a competition with the prize of a free cruise on the P&O Cruise Ship Oriana.
The Oriana was built in 1959 for the Orient Steam Navigation Company where she was the fastest ship of their fleet and also the fastest ship on the England-Australia route, which she travelled as a passenger liner. She was able to make the journey with over 2000 passengers in 21 days, while other ships would take 28 days. She was the final ship to be made for the company.
In 1960, the P&O company, which, since 1919, had owned a 51% stake of the Orient Steam Navigation Company, and the Orient Steam Navigation Company began to merge to form one company. The two shipping lines had been closely associated since the early 1900s, but had remained separate entities until 1960.
In December 1960, the Oriana set sail from her home port of Southampton, UK, on her official maiden voyage which would take her around the world.
In January 1961, the Oriana arrived at Circular Quay harbour, Sydney, for the first time.
In 1962, the Oriana and the USS Kearsarge, an aircraft carrier, collided.
Around 1965-1966, the Orient Steam Navigation Company merged completely with P&O, and the Oriana became a P&O ship. The fastest ship in the P&O fleet was awarded the Golden Cockerel trophy and the Oriana, previously the fastest Orient Steam Navigation Company ship, became the fastest P&O ship and accepted the trophy.
In 1968, the Oriana ran aground in the Panama Canal.
In 1970, there was a fire in the Oriana's boiler room.
In 1974, the Oriana was redesignated as a cruise liner rather than a passenger liner, due to the growing popularity and accessibility of air travel and declining emigration from the UK to Australia. The number of passengers she would carry was reduced from over 2000 to almost 1700.
In 1981, the Oriana was permanently based in Sydney rather than Southampton, UK.
In 1986, the Oriana was sold for $9.4 million to a Japanese company and no longer acted as a cruise ship but as a harbour-based building. She was used as a convention centre in Beppu resort in Kyushu, Japan.
In 1995, the Oriana was sold and moved multiple times. She was used as a hotel ship in Qinhuangdao, China, and as a hotel and exhibition centre in Shanghai, China.
In 2002, the Oriana became a floating theme park in Dalian, China.
In July 2004, the Oriana was damaged in a storm.
In May 2005, the Oriana was sold to scrappers in Zhangiagang, China, having been deemed irreparable after the storm damage in the previous year.References (online)ORIANA at Sydney - P&O Heritage - [accessed 11 August 2023]SS Oriana - BAE Systems - [accessed 11 August 2023]The Orient Line -Nicholas R. Messinger - The Old Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation CompanyOriana (1960-2005) P&O Cruises - Paul Timmerman - Cruise Ship Odessey -
The Oriana was built in 1959 for the Orient Steam Navigation Company where she was the fastest ship of their fleet and also the fastest ship on the England-Australia route, which she travelled as a passenger liner. She was able to make the journey with over 2000 passengers in 21 days, while other ships would take 28 days. She was the final ship to be made for the company.
In 1960, the P&O company, which, since 1919, had owned a 51% stake of the Orient Steam Navigation Company, and the Orient Steam Navigation Company began to merge to form one company. The two shipping lines had been closely associated since the early 1900s, but had remained separate entities until 1960.
In December 1960, the Oriana set sail from her home port of Southampton, UK, on her official maiden voyage which would take her around the world.
In January 1961, the Oriana arrived at Circular Quay harbour, Sydney, for the first time.
In 1962, the Oriana and the USS Kearsarge, an aircraft carrier, collided.
Around 1965-1966, the Orient Steam Navigation Company merged completely with P&O, and the Oriana became a P&O ship. The fastest ship in the P&O fleet was awarded the Golden Cockerel trophy and the Oriana, previously the fastest Orient Steam Navigation Company ship, became the fastest P&O ship and accepted the trophy.
In 1968, the Oriana ran aground in the Panama Canal.
In 1970, there was a fire in the Oriana's boiler room.
In 1974, the Oriana was redesignated as a cruise liner rather than a passenger liner, due to the growing popularity and accessibility of air travel and declining emigration from the UK to Australia. The number of passengers she would carry was reduced from over 2000 to almost 1700.
In 1981, the Oriana was permanently based in Sydney rather than Southampton, UK.
In 1986, the Oriana was sold for $9.4 million to a Japanese company and no longer acted as a cruise ship but as a harbour-based building. She was used as a convention centre in Beppu resort in Kyushu, Japan.
In 1995, the Oriana was sold and moved multiple times. She was used as a hotel ship in Qinhuangdao, China, and as a hotel and exhibition centre in Shanghai, China.
In 2002, the Oriana became a floating theme park in Dalian, China.
In July 2004, the Oriana was damaged in a storm.
In May 2005, the Oriana was sold to scrappers in Zhangiagang, China, having been deemed irreparable after the storm damage in the previous year.References (online)ORIANA at Sydney - P&O Heritage - [accessed 11 August 2023]SS Oriana - BAE Systems - [accessed 11 August 2023]The Orient Line -Nicholas R. Messinger - The Old Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation CompanyOriana (1960-2005) P&O Cruises - Paul Timmerman - Cruise Ship Odessey -
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Defining Tulmur | IpswichExpanding Horizons: RecreationRelated ItemsDrawing of prize winners for a free cruise on the P&O ship Oriana, presented by the Queensland Times, Ipswich, March 1978Taxonomy20th Century | 1970s | 1978
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Queensland Times Collection
Queensland Times CollectionThe Queensland Times CollectionJanuary 1978 - Queensland Times
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NotesImage QT-1978-01-28-0066 and QT-1978-01-28-0067 were dated as 28/1/1978 but were consolidated here
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