Orizaba (413)
Garden Island
Built for the Pacific Steam Navigation co in Britain. Helped establish the tradition of the Orient Line whose ships all began with the letter ‘O’. Sister ship to RMS Oroya. Fremantle lacked the required salvage equipment and it was abandoned after most of the cargo, fittings and fixtures were removed. The bell was found by the salvor who purchased it in 1870.
Photos: Battye
Ship Built
Owner Pasific Steam Nav. Co.
Master Captain R. Archer
Builder Barrow Ship Building Company
Country Built UK
Port Built Barrow
When Built 1886
Ship Lost
Gouped Region Metro
Sinking In thick haze caused by bushfires struck shoal
Crew 215
When Lost 413
Where Lost Garden Island
Latitude -32.2822
Longitude 115.6298
Position Information GPS Mag 2004/3/29
Port From London, Tilbury
Port To Sydney
Cargo Passengers and general
Ship Details
Engine Three-cylinder Tr. Exp. steam engine
Length 140.20
Beam 15.00
TONA 6077.00
Draft 5.90
Museum Reference
Official Number 93688
Unique Number 1562
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
File Number 2009/0173/SG _MA-441/71
Chart Number AUS 117. 1048, 334
Protected Protected Federal
Found Y
Inspected Y
Date Inspected 1980
Confidential NO