SS Oceana (1887)

Oceana
History
NameOceana
OwnerP&O
OperatorP&O
Port of registry Belfast
Route
  • London – Australia (1888–1905)
  • London – India (1905–12)
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number201
Launched17 September 1887
Completed26 February 1888
Maiden voyage19 March 1888
In service19 March 1888 – 16 March 1912
Identification
FateSunk in collision with Pisagua on 16 March 1912
General characteristics
TypePassenger liner/cargo vessel
Tonnage
Length468.4 ft (142.8 m)
Beam52.0 ft (15.8 m)
Draught26 ft 6+1⁄2 in (8.090 m)
Depth26.8 ft (8.2 m)
Installed powerthree-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 7,000 ihp (5,200 kW)
Propulsionsingle screw
Sail planfour masts
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Capacity
  • Passengers: 250 first class, 159 second class
  • Cargo: 188,311 cu ft (5,332 m3)
Notessister ship: Arcadia

SS Oceana was a P&O passenger liner and cargo vessel, launched in 1887 by Harland & Wolff of Belfast and completed in 1888. Originally assigned to carry passengers and mail between London and Australia, she was later assigned to routes between London and British India. On 16 March 1912 the ship collided in the Strait of Dover with the Pisagua, a 2,850 GRT German-registered four-masted steel-hulled barque. As a result Oceana sank off Beachy Head on the East Sussex coast, with the loss of 17 lives.

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