HISTORY OF THE OREGON
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Design planned on in 1892, Construction began in 1893, which would finish in 1897.
Built, Launched, and Fitted in Halifax, Nova Scotia, The ship was built in beginning service as a Passenger Ferry. It traveled river ways at fast speeds, becoming one of the fastest ships in service at the time. It's first name would be known as the "S.S. Hem".
The S.S. Hem would transport over 10,000 passengers over 3 months of service, gaining popularity within ferry opinion at the time.
In 1900, the name would be changed to the S.S "Indiana". The new Black paint scheme along the hull instead of the old white would make her even more popular, and engine refits with now Pitchable propellers would increase her speed from 14 knots to 18 knots, later 19, becoming the fastest passenger ferry in 1900 and beyond.
The ship was known to have some hefty listing, listing as far as 5 degrees and has listed a maximum of 12 degrees of either side, she was just that unstable.
Later in 1901, another refit would be made, increasing the size of the mail room, and adding a cargo compartment, sacrificing 1.2% of passenger space, but making up for it for high cargo capacity. She would be making the shipping line around $12,022 each voyage, and would single handedly increase trade by 5%.
In 1903, the S.S Indiana would stray too close to Peggy's Cove, and would strike an underwater reef. It would cause massive damage, but she stayed afloat with bulkheads holding back the water, and grounding purposefully. She would be towed back into Halifax, and would be repaired, and refitted with a thicker hull. She would then be renamed S.S "Oregon".
She would hold a temporary status of RMS Oregon for 5 years, Until 1913 came around.
in 1913 the S.S Indiana, loaded with 40% more than it could carry, was undocked and set off to Wolfeville, but a thick fog bank mixed with high gusts would mean that she would ground herself violently ripping the bottom part of the hull, causing catastrophic damage, and with the intense fog completely hiding the coast of an unknown piece of land, and resting on some reefs, being torn up, the lifeboats could not be lowered, and the ship was being pulled away. The seas were so tough that the back steering gear would be completely crushed in, letting in more inflow of water.
The amount of people on board did not help, with the ship constantly listing to every side all the people went to, listing 10 and almost 30 degrees to one side.
The lifeboat that was thought of not needing to be used was used, but was immediately destroyed upon contact with the angry water with waves bending the edge of the ship. Signal flares would be fired, and eventually rescue from the shore would be achieved, including another ship that arrived with their lifeboats, making sure that the lifeboats were temporarily strong enough with some extra emergency fittings to try to get everyone off the ship. After 2 hours of being stuck on the land, it was eventually pulled by the new current flowing, and would be dragged into deeper waters, eventually capsizing and sinking.
Out of the overpopulated 112 on board, only 39 would make it off without being a casualty.
Lots of important cargo and mail were lost, but also many lives that day. The wreck would drop 12 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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[Special Features]
Tiller in the back room
scuttle (boiler explosion key near the cargo hold)
decorative features
HOW TO SINK
Go down below to where most of the passenger cabins are, and go towards the Mailroom and Cargo compartment. Then, behind the counter where the stove is, there is a key hidden that says "Boiler Explosion" Hold it, and then precisely a minute later an explosion will occur.
THIS REQUIRES WEAPONS DLC
DO NOT REPOST
