SS Belgic (1885)
SS Belgic | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Owner | |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff |
| Yard number | 171 |
| Laid down | 1884 |
| Launched | 3 January 1885 |
| Completed | 7 July 1885 |
| In service | 1885 |
| Out of service | 1903 |
| Identification | United Kingdom Official Number 91208 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Garston, Liverpool in 1903 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo liner |
| Tonnage | 4,212 GRT |
| Length | 420 ft 4 in (128.12 m) |
| Beam | 45 ft 5 in (13.84 m) |
| Depth | 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 2 Compound steam engines of 2800 indicated horsepower |
| Propulsion | Single propeller |
| Sail plan |
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| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
The SS Belgic was a steam ship built by Harland & Wolff for the White Star Line for service in the Far East and across the Pacific. Sold to the Atlantic Transport Line in 1899 she was transferred to the North Atlantic. After service as a Boer War transport she was scrapped at Garston, Liverpool in 1903.