SS Oceanic (1870)
British passenger liner, launched 1870 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships of the same name, see Oceanic.
SS Oceanic was the White Star Line's first liner and first member of the Oceanic-class; she was an important turning point in passenger liner design. Entering service in 1871 for Atlantic crossings, she was later chartered to Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company (O&O) in 1875. The ship provided passenger service for O&O in the Pacific until 1895 when she was sold for scrap.
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The Oceanic off Queenstown on her second homeward voyage from New York, 12 June 1871, by William Lionel Wyllie, 1895 | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Oceanic |
Owner | White Star Line |
Operator | White Star Line (1871–1875); chartered to Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company (1875–1895) |
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Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
Yard number | 73 |
Launched | 27 August 1870 |
Completed | 24 February 1871 |
Maiden voyage | 2 March 1871 |
Out of service | 17 May 1895 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oceanic-class ocean liner |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 3,707 GRT |
Displacement | 7,940 tons (loaded) |
Length | 420 ft 4 in (128.12 m) |
Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
Depth | 31 ft 5 in (9.58 m) |
Installed power | Four-cylinder compound steam reciprocating engine, comprising two high-pressure and two low-pressure cylinders, generating 1,990 ihp (1,480 kW) |
Propulsion | Propeller, sails |
Sail plan | Barque |
Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) (service speed) |
Capacity | 166 first class and 1,000 third class passengers |
Crew | 143 |
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