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Preparations for the Launch of ORSOVA
PH/03389/00
Object category: PHOTOGRAPH
Date made: May 1953
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Material/medium: Black & White Print
Dimensions:
- overall: 9 7/8 in x 7 3/4 in
Preparations to launch ORSOVA at Barrow-in-Furness in May 1953. The new Orient Line ship entered service on the UK/Australia route the following year.