Reference numberLH000493BDescriptionThe "Omrah", 1899-1918. The name derives from the Arabic "Umara" meaning "lord". Built 1899 by Fairfield Glasgow for the Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd. 8130 tons. Provided a balm for shareholders, after the experience of her predecessor, the glamourous and financially disastrous "Ophir". Employed as a transport from 1916 onwards. Sunk by a submarine near Cape Spartivento, Sardinia on 12.05.1918. Passenger capacity: 350 1st and 2nd class and 500 3rd class. Sources: Mr S. Jones, and Gibbs, C.R.V. British passenger liners of the Five Oceans: Putnam, 1963Date1910Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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