White Star Line
RMS Homeric
Ocean Liner
History
RMS Homeric, originally launched as Columbus, was an ocean liner built for Norddeutscher Lloyd and launched in 1913 at the F. Schichau yard in Danzig, Germany (now Gdańsk, Poland). Columbus was ceded to Great Britain in 1919 as part of German war reparations. She was sold to the White Star Line in 1920, which named her Homeric. Her sister ship Hindenburg remained in German ownership and was renamed Columbus. Homeric was operated by White Star from 1922 to 1935.
Text: Wikipedia — RMS Homeric, CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
34,351 GRT, 18,058 NRT
Length
774 ft
Beam
82.3 ft
Speed
Before refit: 18 knots After refit: 19.5 knots
Passengers
2,145 passengers: 750 First Class, 545 Second Class, 850 Third Class
Crew
780
Builder
F. Schichau
Yard number
891
Launched
17 December 1913 as Columbus for North German Lloyd
Maiden voyage
15 February 1922
In service
1922
Out of service
25 September 1935
Owner
White Star Line 1922-1934 Cunard-White Star Line 1934-1935
Port of registry
Liverpool, England
Propulsion
Twin propellers
Fate
Scrapping commenced in 1936, finished by 1938
Also Known As
- SS Columbus
