SSBovic
 SSBovic
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Builder | Harland and Wolff,Belfast |
| Yard number | 252 |
| Launched | 28 June 1892 |
| Completed | 22 August 1892 |
| Maiden voyage | 26 August 1892 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1928 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 6,583GRT |
| Length | 470 ft (143.3 m) |
| Beam | 53 ft (16.2 m)[1] |
| Depth | 35.6 ft (10.9 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | 2 ×reciprocating steam engines,2 screws |
| Speed | 13 knots (24.1 km/h) |
SSBovicwas asteamshipbuilt byHarland and WolffinBelfastfor theWhite Star Line.
History
[edit]A sister ship to theNaronic,the ship was launched on 28 June 1892, completed on 22 August 1892[2]and began her maiden voyage on 26 August 1892, sailing from Liverpool to New York City. The ship was intended for the Atlantic cattle trade and able to carry about 1,050 cattle on the upper main deck and had special accommodation for horses amidships.[1]Designed to carry livestock with a small number of passengers, she was later converted into a passenger ship.[3]
In February 1914, all four of her masts were cut down to the height of her funnels so she could pass under the Manchester canal bridges. On 19 August 1915, while off the coast of southern Ireland, she narrowly avoided destruction by what is believed to be the GermanU-boatU-24,which had sunk four other vessels, including White Star Line'sArabicin the same area that day.Bovicwas pursued by the submarine, but managed to escape.[4]
In April 1917 she was requisitioned for war service.[3] She resumed White Star Line service between 1919, before going back to the Manchester Joint Service in 1921.
In January 1922 she was sold to theLeyland Lineand renamedColonian,and her masts were back to their normal height. She was scrapped atRotterdamin 1928.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Bovic".The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect.1 August 1892. pp. 239–240.Retrieved20 November2018.
- ^McCluskie, Tom (2013).The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff.Stroud: The History Press. p. 122.ISBN9780752488615.
- ^abc"Bovic, White Star Line".norwayheritage.2012.Retrieved4 November2012.
- ^Smith, Gordon (2011)."British Merchant Navy Ships Lost and Damaged at Sea in World War I".naval-history.net.Retrieved4 November2012.
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