Comprised using the intarsia technique, the Artisan Collection from Orbita is an exemplary mastery of the fine art of wood craftsmanship. This limited edition three rotor winding system is designed by the the artist, Giuseppe Miniero, using the traditional intarsia technique. Orbita was an ocean liner built in 1913-14 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. She was launched from Harland & Wolff ship-yard, on Tuesday the 7th of July 1914 at 1115 GMT. Her sister ships were the SS Orduna and SS Orca.2 She provided transatlantic passenger transport, measured approximately 15,500 gross tons, and was 550.3ft x 67.3ft. 1 History 1.1 War.

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Orbita Ports and Terminals is on the cover of Port Technology International, the leading journal for port authorities and terminal operators around the world.

Orbita Ports and Terminals is on the cover of Port Technology International, the leading journal for port authorities and terminal operators around the world.

Orbita Ports and Terminals’ Gate Automation is on the focus of the image, in which GateSuite products such as GateCCR, GateTraffic or GateLPR appear as part of a complete turnkey project that covers design, engineering, installation, commissioning, production assistance and on site support of an automated access system.
A double spread page inside the front cover shows how Orbita can help to improve efficiency by means of Gate Design, Crane Operations or Port Consultancy. Our background in automation and know-how of the industry makes possible to focus on your process and develop a solution that meets your requirements.

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Orbita was an ocean liner built in 1913-14 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. She was launched from Harland & Wolff ship-yard, on Tuesday the 7th of July 1914 at 1115 GMT. Her sister ships were the SS Orduna and SS Orca.^[2]

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She provided transatlantic passenger transport, measured approximately 15,500 gross tons, and was 550.3 ft x 67.3 ft.

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History[edit edit source]

From 1921 to 1923 the Orbita was chartered to operate the Royal Mail's United Kingdom - New York service. In 1923 she was transferred to Royal Mail ownership, remaining with them for three years before reverting to the Pacific Steam Navigation Company.^[3]

Between 1946 and 1950 the Orbita was used as a troopship and to transport emigrants to Australia and New Zealand.^[4] The Orbita was a ship that is an important part of the history of multiracialism in the United Kingdom, arriving with the second group of immigrants from the West Indies (after the Empire Windrush). The passengers were part of the first large group of West Indian immigrants to the UK after the Second World War.^[5]

War service[edit edit source]

The Orbita entered service an armed merchant cruiser and later as a troop ship during the First World War, delaying her maiden voyage as a passenger liner, from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro, until 1919.^[6] In 1941, during the Second World War, she was requisitioned for use as a troop ship, and transported the first unit of British Honduran Foresters via Durban to the Port of Liverpool on 12 September 1941 (Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England). She continued as a troop ship until at least 1949.^[7]

Demise[edit edit source]

She was dismantled in October 1950 in Newport, South Wales.^[8]

References[edit edit source]

1. ↑postcard of RMSP Orbita
2. ↑RMSPCo
3. ↑Pacific Steam Navigation Company
4. ↑Saville's Ships: Orbita
5. ↑MV Empire Windrush
6. ↑TRANSATLANTIC OCEAN LINERS OF THE GILDED AGE
7. ↑Signalman Wader´s Diary Part 6: My Journey Home
8. ↑Miramar Ship Index: SS Orbita