SSTauric
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 The SS Welshman (originally White star Liner Tauric) arriving in port
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Owner | White Star Line |
| Operator |
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| Route | Liverpool to Portland Maine (1891-1903 |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff |
| Yard number | 237 |
| Launched | 12 March 1891 |
| Completed | 16 May 1891 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1929 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Livestock carrier |
| Tonnage | 5,727GRT |
SSTauricwas an ocean liner built in 1891 byHarland and Wolfffor theWhite Star Lineand completed on 16 May 1891.[1]Though designed as alivestock carrier,Tauriccarried a small amount of cabin-(second-) andsteerage-(third-) class passengers.[2]Her maiden voyage began at Liverpool and ended at New York. After this,Tauricbegan running the Liverpool to Portland, Maine route. In 1903, the White Star Line had the ship chartered to theDominion Line,now taking on the nameWelshman.The Dominion Line in turn transferred her to theLeyland Linein 1921. She was scrapped eight years later, in 1929.
References
[edit]- ^McCluskie, Tom (2013).The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff.Stroud: The History Press. p. 121.ISBN978-0-7524-8861-5.
- ^"Titanic's Officers – RMS Titanic – Chief Officer Henry Wilde".titanicofficers.Retrieved14 August2020.
