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From: E.Finch.< >
Subject: Re: [TSL] S.S. Oceanic/White Star
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 13:04:06 +0100


Hi John,

Unfortunately the Cunard archives site which contains a lot of info on the
White Star Line is temporarily unavailable. There is another site at -
http://www.cunardline.com -
which may be of interest.

The "Oceanic" was a 17,272 gross ton ship, built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast
in 1899 for the White Star Line. Her details were - length 685.7ft x beam
68.4ft, two funnels, three masts, twin screw and a speed of 19 knots. There
was accommodation for 410-1st, 300-2nd and 1,000-3rd class passengers.
Launched on 14/1/1899, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to
Queenstown (Cobh) and New York on 6/9/1899. She started her last voyage on
this service on 22/5/1907 and on 5/6/1907 commenced her first New York -
Plymouth - Cherbourg - Southampton sailing. On 19/6/1907 she started regular
sailings between Southampton, Cherbourg, Queenstown and New York and
commenced her last voyage on this route on 22/7/1914. Converted to an Armed
Merchant Cruiser in August 1914, she was wrecked on Foula Island, Shetlands
on 8/9/1914. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.760]

For photos, try these -

Steamship Historical Society of America, Langsdale Library, University of
Baltimore, 1420 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21201.
http://ube.ubalt.edu/www/langlib/ias.html
or
Ship Photos; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/ships.htm

regards
Ted

At 14:21 01/08/98 +0000, johncooper wrote:
>Searching for data on the S.S. Oceanic circa 1905. Also, is there info
>on the White Star Line? Thanks, John.

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