SS Arabic (1902)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Arabic |
| Owner | White Star Line |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Route | Liverpool–Queenstown–New York City |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 340 |
| Launched | 18 December 1902 |
| Completed | 21 June 1903 |
| Maiden voyage | 26 June 1903 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by U-24, 19 August 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 600.7 ft (183.1 m) |
| Beam | 65.5 ft (20.0 m) |
| Depth | 47.6 ft (14.5 m) |
| Installed power | 1,228 nhp |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h) |
| Capacity | 1,400 passengers: 200 first class, 200 second class, 1,000 third class |
SS Arabic was a British-registered ocean liner that entered service in 1903 for the White Star Line. She was sunk on 19 August 1915, during the First World War, by German submarine SM U-24, 50 mi (80 km) south of Kinsale, causing a major diplomatic incident.