Shipping Postcard: SS Orcades Orient Liner Passenger Ship Sea View 1950's XT5531

This dramatic maritime view captures the impressive profile of the Orient Line passenger ocean liner SS Orcades as she cuts through calm open waters. The photograph highlights the vessel's extensive multi-deck superstructure, rows of lifeboats, and central funnel emitting a light trail of smoke against an overcast sky. Entering service in 1948, this 28,164-ton vessel served as a vital link on the regular route between the United Kingdom and Australia, transporting thousands of migrants and tourists during the peak post-war shipping era.

This is a standard size postcard which was published by Orient Line Official Series. The postcard was made in the United Kingdom. This is an unused postcard.

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