White Star Line
SS Adriatic (I)
Transatlantic liner
History
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.
Text: Wikipedia — SS Adriatic (1871), CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
3,888 GRT
Length
452 ft
Beam
40.9 ft
Speed
14.5 knots
Passengers
850 passengers
Builder
Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number
77
Launched
17 October 1871
Maiden voyage
Liverpool–New York, 11 April 1872
Owner
White Star Line
Port of registry
United Kingdom
Propulsion
2 × 2-cylinder compound engines
Fate
Sold for scrap, 1899
