Oranje - Angelina Lauro
 
 
This page shows postcards and photographs of the SM Nederland liner Oranje, later Angelina Lauro. Oranje was completed in 1939, and left on her maiden voyage to Batavia on September 4th, after a cruise from Amsterdam-Madeira. She remained in Sourabaya following the outbreak of WW2, later transferring to Australia where she was converted to a hospital ship for the Royal Australian Navy, though remaining under the Dutch flag. Oranje re-entered Amsterdam-Batavia service in 1946. In 1950 she began a Round-the-World service via Panama, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Suez. In 1964 she was sold to Achille Lauro, who renamed her Angelina Lauro. As with fellow Dutch liner Willem Ruys/Achille Lauro, conversion was seriously delayed by a fire. Angelina Lauro finally re-entered service from Europe to Australia and New Zealand in 1966. In 1972 she became a full time cruise ship. In 1978 Angelina Lauro was chartered to Costa. She was destroyed by a galley fire during a Caribbean cruise in March 1979. Whilst being towed to Kaohsiung for scrapping, Angelina Lauro began taking on water and then sank in mid-Pacific on September 21st 1979.
 
 
Ship Names on this Page:-
Oranje - Nederland Line 1939-64
Angelina Lauro - Lauro Line 1964-79
Angelina Lauro - Costa Line charter 1978-79
 
Associated Pages:-
Chandris Line
Costa Line
Nederland Line
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
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Oranje
(Nederland Line: 1939-1964)
 
Oranje was completed in 1939, and left on her maiden voyage to Batavia on September 4th, after a cruise from Amsterdam-Madeira. She remained in Sourabaya following the outbreak of WW2, later transferring to Australia where she was converted to a hospital ship for the Royal Australian Navy, though remaining under the Dutch flag. Oranje re-entered Amsterdam-Batavia service in 1946. In 1950 she began a Round-the-World service via Panama, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Suez. In 1964 she was sold to Achille Lauro, who renamed her Angelina Lauro.
 
 
Modern card showing a 1939 poster of Oranje by Jean Walther.
Published by the Rotterdam Maritime Museum.
 
 
 
Art postcard of Oranje as a hospital ship.
Scan: Bruce Winslade
 
 
 
Monochrome official Nederland card of Oranje (200016 grt).
 
 
 
Colour official Nederland card of Oranje (200016 grt), after the major 1959 refit.
 
 
 
Colour official Nederland art card of Oranje (200016 grt).
 
 
 
Postcard of Oranje.
 
 
 
Modern tinted card of Oranje , published by Rotterdam Maritime Museum.
A variation on the card shown above.
 
 
 
Sweetman photographic card of Oranje.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Oranje.
 
 
 
Rembrandt, Amsterdam, photographic card of Oranje, after the 1959 refit.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Oranje at Southampton, with tender Calshot.
 
 
 
Photographic postcard of Oranje.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Angelina Lauro
(Lauro: 1964-79)
 
Oranje was sold to Achille Lauro in 1964, and renamed Angelina Lauro. She was used on services to Australia and New Zealand from Europe. In 1972 she became a full time cruise ship.
 
 
Official Lauro postcard of Angelina Lauro
 
 
 
Official Lauro postcard of Angelina Lauro
 
 
 
A Ramsey Postcards of Angelina Lauro.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Angelina Lauro
(Costa Line charter: 1978-79)
 
In 1978 Angelina Lauro was chartered to Costa, but was destroyed by fire the following year.
 
 
Costa company postcard of Angelina Lauro.
Scan supplied by Dimas Almada
 
 
 
Costa company postcard of Angelina Lauro.
Scan supplied by Dimas Almada
 
 
 
 
 
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