Honouring the Men who gave their lives whilst serving in the Merchant Navy
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
and whose names are on the Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll
S.S. ORCADES (London)
WW2
WW2
S.S. Orcades was sunk on 10 October 1942 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-172 - about 280 miles North-West of Capetown. At the time of the attack she had over 1,000 passengers and troops on board. They were picked up by the Polish steamship Narwik.