ORIZABA

AP 24 

 

BUILT:  1918  BEAM:   60' DRAFT: 24'-4"  
LENGTH:   443'-3" CARGO [cu ft]:  35,455   PASS [troop ship]: 1,578  
PROP: Turbine 2   RADIUS [miles]:  6,200 TONS:   6.937
TYPE:    SPEED [knots]:   16 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: ?

Served as troop ship in WW I and again in WWII.

Ultimately sold to the Brazilian Government and renamed DUQUE DE CAXIAS.

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22024.htm

 

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