SS Orontes was a passenger ship owned by Orient Line.

The name had previously belonged to the RMS Orontes, an earlier ship owned by the Orient Line.

[1] Orontes maiden voyage was a Mediterranean Cruise in June 1929.

[2] During World War II, Orontes became a troopship, serving that role from 1940 to 1947.

In August 1958, Orontes was involved in a collision with SS Empire Baltic, a landing ship used as a ferry on the River Thames.