SS Georgic (1895)
SS Georgic | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Georgic |
| Owner | White Star Line |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Route |
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| Builder | Harland & Wolff Belfast |
| Yard number | 293 |
| Launched | 22 June 1895 |
| Completed | 8 August 1895 |
| Maiden voyage | 26 August 1895 |
| In service | 1895-1916 |
| Out of service | 10 December 1916 |
| Fate | Scuttled after being intercepted by the German merchant raider SMS Möwe |
| Notes | Built as a replacement for the lost SS Naronic |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Livestock carrier |
| Tonnage | 10,077 GRT |
| Length | 558 ft 8 in (170.28 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft 4 in (18.39 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 4500 indicated horsepower |
| Propulsion | 2 Triple expansion steam engines, twin screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 142 |
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The SS Georgic was a steam ship built by Harland & Wolff for the White Star Line to replace the SS Naronic which was lost at sea. Georgic was a cargo ship designed principally to carry livestock, at the time of entering service in 1895 she was the largest cargo ship in the world with a deadweight tonnage of 12,000 tons.