ORAVIA
ORAVIA
Years Active: 1897-1912
Vessel Type: Steam Ship
UNSPECIFIED (Will display fallback anchor icon)
Nationality: English
Sank after striking Billy Rock in the Falkland Islands in November 1912. 411 passengers and crew, and the mail, were saved by two tug boats.
Main Use:
Passenger, Mail and cargo
Years Active:
1897-1912
Power:
Triple Expansion engine, 568 Nominal Horse-Power
Built:
1897
Size:
5,374 Gross, 3,337 Net tons
128.32 x 14.87 x 10.06 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Harland and Wolff Ltd. at Belfast, Ireland
Main Use: Passenger, Mail and cargo
Built: 1897
Power: Triple Expansion engine, 568 Nominal Horse-Power
Design/Build: Harland and Wolff Ltd. at Belfast, Ireland
Size: 5,374 Gross, 3,337 Net tons
Dimensions: 128.32 x 14.87 x 10.06 metres
At around 22:00 on 12th November 1912, the mail ship, ORAVIA, with 411 passengers and crew on board, struck the Billy Rock reef, which lies about half a mile off Cape Pembroke, the easternmost headland of East Falkland. Distress signals from the stricken ship alerted the Falklands tugs, SAMSON and PLYM who rushed from Stanley to the ORAVIA, which was lying with her port side clear of the rock in a moderate easterly swell to the west side of the rock. They arrived at the scene at 23:15. SAMSON’s captain put his ship alongside the wreck’s starboard side, a gangway was lowered, and passengers and crew were disembarked without fuss or panic. Later their luggage and the mail was rescued too. When the wind moderated, and at high water, it was decided to attempt to tow ORAVIA off the rock and beach her in Sparrow Cove. The attempt failed and some days later, the ORAVIA slipped off the rock and sank in deep water.
At around 22:00 on 12th November 1912, the mail ship, ORAVIA, with 411 passengers and crew on board, struck the Billy Rock reef, which lies about half a mile off Cape Pembroke, the easternmost headland of East Falkland. Distress signals from the stricken ship alerted the Falklands tugs, SAMSON and PLYM who rushed from Stanley to the ORAVIA, which was lying with her port side clear of the rock in a moderate easterly swell to the west side of the rock. They arrived at the scene at 23:15. SAMSON’s captain put his ship alongside the wreck’s starboard side, a gangway was lowered, and passengers and crew were disembarked without fuss or panic. Later their luggage and the mail was rescued too. When the wind moderated, and at high water, it was decided to attempt to tow ORAVIA off the rock and beach her in Sparrow Cove. The attempt failed and some days later, the ORAVIA slipped off the rock and sank in deep water.
