An early 1940's printed colour photograph of the lauch vessel RMS Orcades / SS Orcades built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow in Furness yard no. 950 She was launched in 1947 and was used as a Royal Mail ship (RMS) as a passenger and cruise vessel (). She also carried many migrants to Australia and New Zealand and served as the accomodation ship for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia,

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Size: 4193px × 5906px
Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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