SSAlbertic
 SSAlbertic
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Builder | AG Weser |
| Laid down | 1914 |
| Launched | 23 March 1920 |
| Fate | Acquired by the British government as war reparations |
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 United Kingdom | |
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| In service | April 1923 |
| Out of service | August 1930 |
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| Fate | Broken up, 1934 |
| General characteristics[1] | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 590 ft 8 in (180.04 m) |
| Beam | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Depth of hold | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
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SSAlberticwas a Britishocean liner,originally built as theNorddeutscher Lloyd'sMünchen.It was handed to Britain as part of war reparations and served during the 1920s and 1930s.
History
[edit]The ship was laid down in 1914 byAG WeserofBremen,Germany, but construction was halted during thewar.Work resumed in 1919, and she was finally launched on 23 March 1920 as theMünchenfor Germany'sNorddeutscher LloydLine. However, before she could enter service for NDL, she was handed over to the British government aswar reparations,and promptly sold to theRoyal Mail Steam Packet Companywho renamed herOhio.After a prolonged fitting out, theOhiofinally made her maiden voyage on 3 April 1923, sailing from Hamburg to New York. In 1927Ohiowas transferred to theWhite Star Lineand renamedAlberticafter theCanadian provinceofAlberta.As a White Star Line ship she served on the trans-Atlantic service between Britain, Canada and the United States[2]from April 1927 until August 1930, when she was laid up in the River Clyde.Alberticwas broken up for scrap at Osaka, Japan, in 1934. This is becauseWhite Star-Cunard,facing a dramatic drop in passenger bookings during theGreat Depression,decided to scrap older White Star Line ships likeAlbertic,to focus their resources on completing the new and largerRMSQueen Mary.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Albertic, White Star Line".norwayheritage.com.2012.Retrieved23 October2012.
- ^"New York Passenger Lists - Manifest of Alien Passengers, SS Albertic from Liverpool; July 1929".New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957.Family Search, 12 March 2018.Retrieved5 April2019.
- ^"Albertic".White Star Line History.2012.Retrieved23 October2012.