SS Gothic (1893)

The Gothic in Koputai Bay, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand
History
United Kingdom
Name
  • Gothic (1893–1907)
  • Gothland (1907–1911)
  • Gothic (1911–1913)
  • Gothland (1913–1925)
Operator
BuilderHarland & Wolff
Yard number267
Launched28 June 1893
Completed28 November 1893
Maiden voyage28 December 1893
In service1893–1925
FateScrapped in 1926
NotesOriginally designed for the North Atlantic run
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage7,755 GRT
Length493 ft (150.3 m)
Beam53 ft (16.2 m)
DecksThree Refrigerated
Installed powerTwo triple expansion steam reciprocating engines
PropulsionTwo screws
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Capacity
  • 104 first class
  • 114 third class

SS Gothic was a cargo liner, built in 1893 at the Harland & Wolff Shipyards for the White Star Line. She was 490 feet (150 m) long and 53 feet (16 m) wide and 7755 gross registered tons. For much of her later career she was transferred back and forth between White Star and Red Star Line, a IMM Co. subsidiary.

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