SS Megantic — historic photograph

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SS Megantic

British transatlantic ocean liner

1909 Harland and Wolff, Belfast 14,878 GRT 550.4 ft Scrapped
14,878GRT
Tonnage
550.4ft
Length
67.3ft
Beam
17knots
Speed

SS Megantic was a British transatlantic ocean liner that was built in Ireland and launched in 1908. She was one of a pair of sister ships that were ordered in 1907 by Dominion Line but completed for White Star Line.

Before the First World War her regular route was between Liverpool and Quebec City. She and her sister SS Laurentic were the largest ships on the route between Great Britain and Canada.

During the First World War, Megantic served as a troop ship from 1915.

Megantic was refitted in 1919 and 1924. In the 1920s and early 1930s her duties were a mixture of liner services and cruising. In 1928 Megantics regular route was between Great Britain and New York.

Text: Wikipedia — SS Megantic, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tonnage
14,878 GRT, 9,183 NRT, 8,790 DWT
Length
550.4 ft p/p
Beam
67.3 ft
Speed
17 knots
Passengers
1909:
Builder
Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number
399
Launched
10 December 1908
Maiden voyage
17 June 1909
Owner
Oceanic Steam Navigation Co
Port of registry
Liverpool
Propulsion
2 × quadruple-expansion engines
Fate
Scrapped 1933
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