SS Adriatic (1871)
SS Adriatic in the Mersey | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Adriatic |
| Namesake | Adriatic Sea |
| Owner | White Star Line |
| Port of registry | United Kingdom |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 77 |
| Launched | 17 October 1871 |
| Completed | 31 March 1872 |
| Maiden voyage | Liverpool–New York, 11 April 1872 |
| Refit | 1884 |
| Homeport | Liverpool |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1899 |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Oceanic-class ocean liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length |
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| Beam | 40.9 ft (12.5 m) |
| Depth | 31.0 ft (9.4 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
| Capacity | 850 passengers |
| Notes | |
SS Adriatic was the first of two White Star Line ocean liners to carry the name Adriatic. The White Star Line's first four steamships of the Oceanic-class, the (Oceanic (I), Atlantic, Baltic, and the Republic) met with great success in the trans-Atlantic market, and the line decided to build two more. The first of these was the SS Adriatic, which was built by Harland & Wolff and launched on 17 October 1871; the second was the SS Celtic.