RMS Ophir - Orient Steam Navigation Company
RMS Ophir - Orient Steam Navigation Company. In 1901 she served as the Royal yacht HMS Ophir, taking the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (the future King George V and Queen Mary) on their tour of the British Empire. In 1915 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty and was an armed merchant cruiser until 1918, when she was returned to her owners. She was not restored to passenger service, but was scrapped in 1922
Picture No
10909699
Media ID
46524100
Size
5544px x 3548px
(6.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1905
