SS Ionic (1883)
SS Ionic in Port Chalmers | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 152 |
| Launched | 11 January 1883 |
| Completed | 28 March 1883 |
| Maiden voyage | April 1884 London to Wellington |
| Fate | Broken up in April 1908 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cargo liner |
| Tonnage | 4,753 GRT |
| Length | 439 ft 11 in (134.09 m) |
| Beam | 44 ft 2 in (13.46 m) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
SS Ionic was a cargo liner initially in service with White Star Line from 1883 until 1900. She was used on the company's joint route to New Zealand with the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. She was sold to the Aberdeen Line in 1900 and renamed SS Sophocles, and was withdrawn for service in 1906 and scrapped in 1908.