:::: Naval Vessels - GREAT BRITAIN - ARMED MERCHANT CRUISERS
OTRANTO
Code - NL33
£1.75
Class - 5
Date - 1909
Description - OTRANTO NL33
Completed for the Orient Line in 1909
as were half sisters: Orsova, Otway,Osterley,
& Orvieto. Final sister Orama completed 1911.
Gross Tonnage 12,124 tons
Dimensions 554' x 64' x 38.5'
Speed 18 knots. Served in WW1 as
an Armed Merchant Cruiser when she
carried 8 x 4.7" guns. Lost 1918
when acting as a troop transport
