WHY A SHIP IS “SHE.”
LAUNCHING OF THE ORAMA. . London, May 20. The steamship Orama, for the Australian service of the Orient Company, was launched at Barrow, in brilliant sunshine, and named by Miss Cook, daughter of Sir Joseph Cook, High Commissioner for Australia. Mr. Douglas Vickers, of the builders’ firm, humorously described Miss Cook as the vessel’s “godmother,” and at the luncheon held subsequently, said that vessels were given rhe feminine gender, because they were the objects of affection, and also because they were prone to peculiarities. He charged Miss Cook to hold herself in readiness to advise the builders if the ship should develop any bad habits. The Orama is expected to make her first voyage at the end of the year. A feature is that all the cabins are naturally lighted. Mis? -Cook received a diamond and emerald pendant and brooch to mark the occasion. Sir Alan Anderson, on behalf of the Orient Company, said that he hoped that the ‘Orama would soon be carrying 4000 or 5000 migrants every year to Australia.
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Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1924, Page 6
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