SS Arabic (1881)

SS Arabic
History
United Kingdom
NameSS Arabic
OwnerWhite Star Line
Operator
  • White Star
  • Occidental and Oriental Steamship Co.
Port of registryLiverpool
Route
  • Liverpool-New York (1881; 12 May 1887 – 19 April 1888)
  • San Francisco-Hong Kong (1882–1886; under charter)
  • London-Melbourne-Sydney (via Cape Town) (1886; under charter)
  • London-Queenstown-New York (30 March-12 May 1887)
Builder
Yard number141
Launched30 April 1881
Completed12 August 1881
Acquired12 August 1881
Maiden voyage10 September 1881
Out of serviceFebruary 1890
FateSold to the Holland America Line in February 1890
Netherlands
NameSS Spaarndam
OwnerHolland America Line
Port of registryRotterdam
AcquiredFebruary 1890
In service29 March 1890
Out of service7 February 1901
FateBroken up August 1901
General characteristics
Class & typeCargo/passenger freighter
Tonnage4,368 gross register tons
Length430.167 ft (131.115 m)
Beam42.167 ft (12.853 m)
Installed power
  • Sail
  • Compound-expansion steam reciprocating engine, producing 2,000 ihp
PropulsionSingle propeller
Sail planFour masts (rigged for sail)
Speed13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity50 second-class
NotesSteel construction, single funnel

SS Arabic was a steamship of the White Star Line and its first steel-hulled vessel. Like her predecessors, she was built by shipbuilders Harland & Wolff of Belfast.

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