SSGothic(1893)
 TheGothicin Koputai Bay,Port Chalmers,Dunedin,New Zealand
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
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| Operator |
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| Builder | Harland and Wolff |
| Yard number | 267 |
| Launched | 28 June 1893 |
| Completed | 28 November 1893 |
| Maiden voyage | 28 December 1893 |
| In service | 1893-1925 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1926 |
| Notes | Originally designed for the North Atlantic run |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 7,755GRT |
| Length | 493 ft (150.3 m) |
| Beam | 53 ft (16.2 m) |
| Decks | Three Refrigerated |
| Installed power | Two triple expansion steam reciprocating engines |
| Propulsion | Two screws |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Capacity |
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SSGothicwas anocean liner,built in 1893 at theHarland and WolffShipyards for theWhite Star Line.[1]She was 490 ft long and 53 ft wide and 7755 gross registered tons.[2]For much of her career she was transferred back and forth between White Star andRed Star Line,aIMM Co.subsidiary.[3]
Initially she travelled the London to New Zealand route.Gothiccaught fire in 1906, and was subsequently repaired. Following this, she was converted into an immigrant ship and chartered to theRed Star Lineas SSGothland.[4]This was short-lived, as in 1911, she was transferred back to White Star with her name returned toGothic.Two years later, she once again served the Red Star Line asGothland.She now ran theAntwerpto New York run. In May 1921 she reverted yet again to White Star but kept the nameGothland.In 1924 she ran aground. After examination it was decided that the ship was no longer economically viable and she was scrapped in 1925.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"SS Gothic of the White Star Line".Titanic-titanic. 23 June 1914. Archived fromthe originalon 12 October 2013.Retrieved9 September2013.
- ^ab"Gothic, White Star Line".Norwayheritage.Retrieved9 September2013.
- ^International Mercantile Marine Co.[dead link]
- ^"SS Gothic of the White Star Line".Titanic-titanic. 23 June 1914. Archived fromthe originalon 12 October 2013.Retrieved9 September2013.