Reference numberLH000602DescriptionThe Orizaba was a Pacific Navigation Company steamer (6298 tons, 140.2 metres long) on charter to the Orient Line. The ship went aground on Five Fathom Bank during a thick haze on 17.02.1905. Small vessels were called to take passengers off, no lives were lost and most of the cargo was salvaged. This photo is of the crew at leisure with Quartermasters in Orient Pacific uniform in February 1905.Date1905Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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Members of the crew of the Orizaba (1905). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 09/02/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/15774
