Information
Orduna became an auxiliary cruiser and troop transport, sailing from Halifax, Canada to Liverpool. Her captain fashioned a dummy gun from ventilation tubes, packing cases and canvas to dupe U-boats. After war ended Orduna sailed to Buenos Aires. The crew trekked across the Andes mountains to Valparaiso to sail four interned German ships back to Liverpool.
Specifications
- Accession number
- 1965.250.1
- Collection type
- Model
- Artist
- H N Leask
- Date made
- 1931
- Measurements
- L 515 x W 210 x Ht 190mm
- Legal status
- Permanent collection
- Location
- On display: Merseyside Maritime Museum, First Floor, Lusitania: Life, Loss, Legacy
- Other people
- H N Leask, Maker