With generally weak steering currents, Orchid looped three times on its track, strengthening to a typhoon on the 9th and reaching a peak of 95 mph winds on the 10th.

Orchid caused considerable damage from high winds and rain, resulting in at least nine casualties with 112 missing.

It was also responsible for the loss of MV Derbyshire, believed to have sunk on 9 September with all 44 hands on board due to very rough seas.

[5] On the 9th of September, Typhoon Orchid sank one of the largest British ships, the MV Derbyshire, which went down with 42 crew, as well as 2 crewman's wives, 230 miles (370 km) from Okinawa.

The storm killed six people in Kyushu and triggered devastating landslides on the country's main island of Honshu.

The loss of MV Derbyshire was devastating for Britain, since the 91,000 ton carrier was the largest of its time and had resulted in the deaths of all 44 people on board.

[9] The ship was headed for Kawasaki with Iron Ore Concentrate[10] from Sept-Îles, Canada on July 11, but never arrived.

The Ryojin off of Ise Bay had dragged the anchor of the ship and rammed the Hyundaia, but caused only minor damage.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)