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Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1874 at Belfast by Harland & Wolff	5,008 gross	455ft x 45.2ft	White Star Line

Germanic, White Star Line steamship
with her original rig as she appeared when built
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Germanic, White Star Line seamship - with her original sailing rig and short funnels, as she appeared right after the launching in 1874

Germanic with her original sailing rig and short funnels
as she appeared right after the launching in 1874
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Germanic, White Star Line steamship - pre 1895

The Germanic as she appeared with her altered rig but before her funnels
were lengthened and the superstructure rebuilt in 1895
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Germanic, White Star Line steamship - short funnels

Germanic with short funnels, altered rig - yards removed from main and mizzen mast.
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Germanic, White Star Line steamship - extra deck and taller funnels, post 1895
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Germanic, White Star Line steamship - post 1895

Picture of the S/S Germanic as she appeared after she was
rebuilt with taller funnels and an extra deck in 1895
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Steerage plan - Britannic (1) and Germanic
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White Star Line steamship Germanic as the Ottawa (2) - Dominion Line

Germanic as the Ottawa (2) - Dominion Line colors post 1905
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Germanic as the Gulcemal - at Izmir post 1928

Chronological History

Year	Event
1874	July 15, launched
1875	May 20, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York
1875	Liverpool May 20 → New York May 30
1875	Liverpool June 24 → New York July 5
1875	Liverpool Sept. 2 → New York Sept. 11
1876	Liverpool Mar. 30 → New York Apr. 8
1876	Record westbound passage 7 days 15 hours 37 min.
1876	Liverpool May 4 → New York May 14
1876	Liverpool June 22 → New York July 1
1876	Liverpool July 27 → New York Aug. 5
1876	Liverpool Aug. 17 → New York Aug. 25
1876	Liverpool Oct. 5 → New York Oct. 15
1877	Liverpool Apr. 5 → New York Apr. 13. Passengers leaving Christiania 1877-03-30 7 days an 10 hours crossing the Ocean.
1877	Liverpool June 14 → New York June 23
1877	Liverpool July 19 → New York July 29
1877	Liverpool Aug. 23 → New York Sept. 1
1877	Liverpool Sept. 27 → New York Oct. 6
1878	Liverpool Mar. 21 → New York Mar. 30
1878	Liverpool Apr. 25 → New York May 4
1878	Liverpool May 30 → New York June 7
1878	Liverpool July 4 → New York July 13
1878	Liverpool Aug. 8 → New York Aug. 17
1878	Liverpool Sept. 12 → New York Sept. 21
1878	Liverpool Oct. 17 → New York Oct. 26
1878	Liverpool Nov. 21 → New York Nov. 30
1879	Liverpool Dec. 26 → New York Jan. 6
1879	Liverpool Apr. 10 → New York Apr. 20. ?? Arrival date not clear.
1879	Liverpool → New York May 24
1879	Liverpool June 19 → New York June 28
1879	Liverpool → New York Sept. 6
1879	Liverpool Oct. 2 → New York Oct. 11
1879	Liverpool Oct. 2 → New York Oct. 11
1879	Liverpool Nov. 6 → New York Nov. 15
1879	Liverpool → New York Dec. 24. Two days delayed in<BR>Queenstown cause of fog. Departure Queenstown 1879-12-14.
1880	Liverpool Jan. 15 → New York Jan. 24. 251 passengers.
1880	Liverpool Mar. 25 → New York Apr. 4
1880	Liverpool June 3 → New York June 12. Also reported arrive 1880-06-11.
1880	Liverpool June 3 → New York June 12. Also reported arrive 1880-06-11.
1880	Liverpool Aug. 12 → New York Aug. 21. Arrived at 12:00 noon.
1880	Liverpool Aug. 12 → New York Aug. 21. Arrived at 12:00 noon.
1880	Liverpool Sept. 16 → New York Sept. 25
1880	Liverpool Oct. 21 → New York Oct. 30. Arrived 02:00 morning.
1880	Liverpool Oct. 21 → New York Oct. 30. Arrived 02:00 morning.
1880	Liverpool Nov. 25 → New York Dec. 6
1881	Liverpool → New York Apr. 24
1881	Liverpool May 19 → New York May 28
1881	Liverpool June 23 → New York July 2. Arrived at 15:00 afternoon. Some passengers from Molde.
1881	Liverpool June 23 → New York July 2. Arrived at 15:00 afternoon. Some passengers from Molde.
1881	Liverpool July 28 → New York Aug. 6
1881	Liverpool July 28 → New York Aug. 6
1881	Liverpool → New York Aug. 20. Queenstown 1881-08-12.
1881	Liverpool Sept. 1 → New York Sept. 10. Arrived New York at 11:00 morning.
1881	Liverpool Sept. 1 → New York Sept. 10. Arrived New York at 11:00 morning.
1881	Liverpool Oct. 6 → New York Oct. 15
1881	Liverpool → New York Nov. 19
1881	Liverpool Dec. 15 → New York Dec. 26. Reported it was a stormy journey.
1882	Liverpool Jan. 16 → New York Jan. 29. Arrived at 02:00 night.
1882	Liverpool Feb. 23 → New York Mar. 5. Arrived at 06:00 morning.
1882	Liverpool Mar. 30 → New York Apr. 9
1882	Liverpool → New York May 14. Arrived at 05:00 morning<BR>Also reported arrive 1882-05-15.
1882	Liverpool → New York May 14. Arrived at 05:00 morning<BR>Also reported arrive 1882-05-15.
1882	Liverpool → New York June 17. Arrived at 23:00 late evening.
1882	Liverpool → New York June 17. Arrived at 23:00 late evening.
1882	Liverpool → New York July 22. Also reported arrive 1882-07-23<BR>8 days journey.
1882	Liverpool → New York July 22. Also reported arrive 1882-07-23<BR>8 days journey.
1882	Liverpool → New York Aug. 27. Arrived at 05:00 morning.
1882	Liverpool Sept. 21 → New York Sept. 30. Arrived at 10:00 late morning.
1882	Liverpool → New York Nov. 4. Arrived in the morning.
1882	Liverpool → New York Dec. 10
1883	Liverpool Jan. 4 → New York Jan. 13. 235 passengers arrived at 11:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 7 days and 18 hours.
1883	Liverpool Mar. 1 → New York Mar. 11. 675 passengers arrived at 07:00 morning after crossing the Ocean in 8 days and 14 hours.
1883	Liverpool Apr. 5 → New York Apr. 14. Arrived in the morning.
1883	Liverpool May 10 → New York May 19
1883	Liverpool May 10 → New York May 19
1883	Liverpool June 14 → New York June 23. Arrived at 03:00 morning.
1883	Liverpool June 14 → New York June 23. Arrived at 03:00 morning.
1883	Liverpool July 19 → New York July 28. Arrived in the morning.
1883	Liverpool July 19 → New York July 28. Arrived in the morning.
1883	Liverpool Aug. 23 → New York Sept. 1. Arrived at 06:00 morning.
1883	Liverpool Sept. 28 → New York Oct. 6. Also reported arrive 1883-10-07.
1883	Liverpool Sept. 28 → New York Oct. 6. Also reported arrive 1883-10-07.
1883	Liverpool Nov. 2 → New York Nov. 12. Arrived at 02:00 morning.
1883	Liverpool Nov. 2 → New York Nov. 12. Arrived at 02:00 morning.
1883	Liverpool Dec. 7 → New York Dec. 17. Arrived at 06:00 morning.
1884	Liverpool Apr. 24 → New York May 3
1884	Liverpool → New York July 12
1884	Liverpool Aug. 7 → New York Aug. 16
1884	Liverpool Sept. 11 → New York Sept. 20
1884	Liverpool Oct. 16 → New York Oct. 25
1884	Liverpool Nov. 20 → New York Nov. 29. Arrived New York at 05:00 morning.
1885	Liverpool → New York Jan. 3
1885	Liverpool → New York Feb. 7
1885	Liverpool → New York Feb. 15
1885	Liverpool → New York Mar. 14
1885	Liverpool → New York Mar. 14
1885	Apr. 3: Departed Liverpool (Capt. Kennedy); Apr. 7: put back to Queenstown in distress after being hit by a tidal wave, 1 sailor washed over board, 13 injured, several passengers injured, and damages to the ship
1885	Passsengers were conveyed from Queenstown to New York on the S/S City of Berlin of the Inman Line and on the S/S Adriatic of the White Star
1885	Liverpool → New York May 9
1885	Liverpool → New York May 9
1885	Liverpool → New York June 6
1885	Liverpool → New York June 6
1885	Liverpool → New York July 4
1885	Liverpool → New York July 4
1885	Liverpool → New York Aug. 8
1885	Liverpool → New York Sept. 5
1885	Liverpool → New York Oct. 3
1885	Liverpool → New York Oct. 31. Arrived in New York at midnight.
1885	Liverpool → New York Nov. 28
1885	Liverpool → New York Dec. 27
1886	Liverpool → New York Feb. 20
1886	Liverpool → New York Mar. 21
1886	Liverpool → New York Apr. 17
1886	Liverpool → New York May 15. Arrived at noon.
1886	Liverpool → New York June 12
1886	Liverpool → New York July 10
1886	Liverpool → New York July 10
1886	Liverpool → New York Aug. 7
1886	Liverpool → New York Aug. 7
1886	Liverpool → New York Sept. 5. Arrived Sunday morning.
1886	Liverpool → New York Oct. 9. Arrived Saturday morning.
1886	Liverpool → New York Nov. 7. Arrived Sunday morning at 05:00.
1886	Liverpool → New York Dec. 6. Arrived 07:00 morning having 590 passengers.
1887	Liverpool → New York Jan. 1. Arrived at noon.
1887	Liverpool → New York Feb. 7. Arrived in the morning.
1887	Liverpool → New York Mar. 5
1887	Liverpool → New York Apr. 2
1887	Liverpool → New York Apr. 29. 1010 passengers<BR>Also reported arrive 1887-04-25.
1887	Liverpool → New York May 27. 1070 passengers.
1887	Liverpool → New York June 24. Arrived at 05:00 morning.
1887	Liverpool → New York July 22. Arrived 06:00 morning.
1887	Liverpool → New York Aug. 17. 960 passengers arrived at midnight after crossing the Ocean in 6,5 days.
1887	Liverpool → New York Sept. 16. Arrived on a Friday morning having 1033 passengers.
1887	Liverpool → New York Oct. 13. 960 passengers.
1887	Liverpool → New York Nov. 12. 680 passengers.
1887	Liverpool → New York Dec. 31. Arrived Saturday morning.
1888	Liverpool → New York Jan. 29
1888	Liverpool → New York Feb. 24
1888	Liverpool → New York Mar. 23
1888	Liverpool → New York Mar. 23
1888	Liverpool → New York Apr. 21. Also reported arrive 1888-04-20.
1888	Liverpool → New York May 18
1888	Liverpool June 6 → New York June 15. Arrived in the morning.
1888	Liverpool July 4 → New York July 13
1888	Liverpool July 4 → New York July 13
1888	Liverpool → New York Aug. 10
1888	Liverpool → New York Sept. 6
1888	Liverpool → New York Sept. 6
1888	Liverpool → New York Oct. 5. Also reported arrive 1888-10-04.
1888	Liverpool → New York Oct. 5. Also reported arrive 1888-10-04.
1888	Liverpool → New York Nov. 2
1888	Liverpool → New York Nov. 2
1888	Liverpool → New York Dec. 29
1889	Liverpool → New York Feb. 1
1889	Liverpool → New York Feb. 28
1889	Liverpool → New York Mar. 20. ?? Date of arrive.
1889	Liverpool → New York Mar. 29. Arrived in the morning.
1889	Liverpool → New York Apr. 26
1889	Liverpool → New York Apr. 26
1889	Liverpool → New York May 24. Arrived in the morning.
1889	Liverpool → New York June 22
1889	Liverpool → New York June 22
1889	Liverpool → New York July 19
1889	Liverpool → New York Aug. 23
1889	Liverpool → New York Sept. 20. Also reported arrive 1889-09-19. Arrived in the evening.
1889	Liverpool → New York Sept. 20. Also reported arrive 1889-09-19. Arrived in the evening.
1889	Liverpool → New York Oct. 18
1889	Liverpool → New York Oct. 18
1889	Liverpool → New York Oct. 18
1889	Liverpool → New York Nov. 14. Also reported arrive 1889-11-15.
1889	Liverpool → New York Nov. 14. Also reported arrive 1889-11-15.
1889	Liverpool → New York Dec. 13. Arrived in the morning.
1889	Liverpool → New York Dec. 13. Arrived in the morning.
1890	Liverpool → New York Jan. 12
1890	Liverpool → New York Feb. 8
1890	Liverpool → New York Mar. 21
1890	Liverpool → New York Apr. 19. Arrived in the morning.
1890	Liverpool → New York Apr. 19. Arrived in the morning.
1890	Liverpool → New York May 19
1890	Liverpool → New York June 13
1890	Liverpool → New York June 13
1890	Liverpool → New York July 11. Arrived on a Friday morning.
1890	Liverpool → New York July 11. Arrived on a Friday morning.
1890	Liverpool July 30 → New York Aug. 8
1890	Liverpool July 30 → New York Aug. 8
1890	Liverpool → New York Sept. 5
1890	Liverpool → New York Sept. 5
1890	Liverpool → New York Oct. 3
1890	Liverpool → New York Oct. 3
1890	Liverpool → New York Oct. 31. Arrived in the morning.
1890	Liverpool → New York Nov. 28
1891	Liverpool → New York Jan. 23
1891	Liverpool → New York Mar. 27
1891	Liverpool → New York Apr. 24
1891	Liverpool → New York May 21
1891	Liverpool → New York May 21
1891	Liverpool → New York June 19
1891	Liverpool → New York July 17
1891	Liverpool → New York Aug. 13
1891	Liverpool → New York Aug. 13
1891	Liverpool Aug. 26 → New York Sept. 11. Arrived in the morning.
1891	Liverpool Aug. 26 → New York Sept. 11. Arrived in the morning.
1891	Liverpool → New York Oct. 9
1891	Liverpool Oct. 28 → New York Nov. 5
1891	Liverpool → New York Dec. 4
1892	Liverpool → New York Jan. 15
1892	Liverpool Feb. 24 → New York Mar. 4. Arrived in the morning.
1892	Liverpool → New York Mar. 31. Arrived in the morning.
1892	Liverpool → New York Mar. 31. Arrived in the morning.
1892	Liverpool → New York Mar. 31. Arrived in the morning.
1892	Liverpool → New York Apr. 28
1892	Liverpool → New York Apr. 28
1892	Liverpool May 18 → New York May 27
1892	Liverpool → New York June 24
1892	Liverpool → New York June 24
1892	Liverpool → New York June 24
1892	Liverpool → New York July 28
1892	Liverpool → New York July 28
1892	Liverpool → New York Aug. 26
1892	Liverpool → New York Aug. 26
1892	Liverpool Sept. 14 → New York Sept. 23
1892	Liverpool → New York Oct. 18
1892	Liverpool → New York Nov. 18. Arrived in the morning.
1892	Liverpool → New York Dec. 16
1893	Liverpool → New York Jan. 14
1893	Liverpool Feb. 1 → New York Feb. 12
1893	Liverpool Feb. 1 → New York Feb. 12
1893	Liverpool → New York Mar. 10
1893	Liverpool Mar. 29 → New York Apr. 8
1893	Liverpool Mar. 29 → New York Apr. 8
1893	Liverpool Apr. 26 → New York May 5
1893	Liverpool Apr. 26 → New York May 5
1893	Liverpool May 24 → New York June 2
1893	Liverpool May 24 → New York June 2
1893	Liverpool June 21 → New York June 29
1893	Liverpool June 21 → New York June 29
1893	Liverpool July 26 → New York Aug. 4. Arrived in the morning.
1893	Liverpool Aug. 23 → New York Aug. 31
1893	Liverpool Aug. 23 → New York Aug. 31
1893	Liverpool → New York Sept. 29
1893	Liverpool → New York Sept. 29
1893	Liverpool Oct. 18 → New York Oct. 26
1893	Liverpool Oct. 18 → New York Oct. 26
1893	Liverpool → New York Nov. 24
1893	Liverpool → New York Nov. 24
1893	Liverpool → New York Dec. 29
1894	Liverpool → New York Jan. 27
1894	Liverpool → New York Jan. 27
1894	Liverpool → New York Feb. 23
1894	Liverpool → New York Mar. 24
1894	Liverpool → New York Apr. 20
1894	Liverpool → New York May 18
1894	Liverpool → New York May 18
1894	Liverpool → New York June 15
1894	Liverpool → New York June 15
1894	Liverpool July 4 → New York July 13
1894	Liverpool July 4 → New York July 13
1894	Liverpool Aug. 1 → New York Aug. 10
1894	Liverpool Aug. 1 → New York Aug. 10
1894	Liverpool Aug. 29 → New York Sept. 6
1894	Liverpool Aug. 29 → New York Sept. 6
1894	Liverpool Sept. 26 → New York Oct. 4
1894	Liverpool Oct. 24 → New York Nov. 2
1894	Liverpool Oct. 24 → New York Nov. 2
1895	Rebuilt, extra deck added, new tonnage: 5,066 gross, triple-expansion engine fitted by Harland & Wolff, funnels lengthened
1895	Liverpool → New York May 24
1895	Liverpool June 12 → New York June 21
1895	Liverpool → New York July 25. 6 days and 23 hours from Liverpool.
1895	Liverpool → New York Aug. 21. Also reported arrive 1895-08-22.
1895	Liverpool → New York Sept. 19
1895	Liverpool → New York Oct. 17
1895	Liverpool Nov. 13 → New York Nov. 23
1895	Liverpool Dec. 11 → New York Dec. 21. Arrive date estimated.
1896	Liverpool → New York Jan. 16
1896	Liverpool → New York Feb. 15
1896	Liverpool Mar. 4 → New York Mar. 13
1896	Liverpool Apr. 1 → New York Apr. 9
1896	Liverpool → New York May 7
1896	Liverpool → New York June 4
1896	Liverpool June 24 → New York July 3
1896	Liverpool July 22 → New York July 30
1896	Liverpool Aug. 19 → New York Aug. 27. Crossing the Ocean in 6 days and 22 hours.
1896	Liverpool Sept. 16 → New York Sept. 24
1896	Liverpool Oct. 14 → New York Oct. 22
1896	Liverpool Nov. 11 → New York Nov. 19
1896	Liverpool Dec. 9 → New York Dec. 17
1897	Liverpool Jan. 6 → New York Jan. 14
1897	Liverpool Feb. 3 → New York Feb. 11
1897	Liverpool → New York Mar. 12
1897	Liverpool Mar. 31 → New York Apr. 9
1897	Liverpool Apr. 28 → New York May 6
1897	Liverpool May 26 → New York June 3
1897	Liverpool June 23 → New York July 1
1897	Liverpool July 28 → New York Aug. 5
1897	Liverpool Aug. 25 → New York Sept. 2
1897	Liverpool → New York Sept. 30
1897	Liverpool Oct. 20 → New York Oct. 28
1897	Liverpool → New York Dec. 1
1898	Liverpool → New York Jan. 27
1898	Liverpool Feb. 16 → New York Feb. 24
1898	Liverpool → New York Mar. 25
1898	Liverpool → New York Apr. 21
1898	Liverpool → New York May 19
1898	Liverpool June 8 → New York June 17
1898	Liverpool → New York July 14
1898	Liverpool → New York Aug. 19
1898	Liverpool Sept. 7 → New York Sept. 15
1898	Liverpool Oct. 5 → New York Oct. 14
1898	Liverpool Nov. 9 → New York Nov. 18
1898	Liverpool Dec. 7 → New York Dec. 15
1899	Liverpool Feb. 1 → New York Feb. 11
1899	Feb. 13, capsized at her New York berth because of to much ice on decks
1899	Liverpool June 7 → New York June 15
1899	Liverpool → New York July 13
1899	Liverpool → New York Sept. 7
1899	Liverpool → New York Oct. 5
1899	Liverpool → New York Nov. 30
1900	Liverpool → New York Mar. 2
1900	Liverpool → New York Mar. 30
1900	Liverpool → New York Apr. 26
1900	Liverpool → New York May 24
1900	Liverpool → New York June 21
1900	Liverpool → New York July 19
1900	Liverpool → New York Aug. 16
1900	Liverpool → New York Sept. 13
1900	Liverpool → New York Oct. 11
1900	Liverpool → New York Nov. 8
1900	Liverpool → New York Dec. 7
1901	Liverpool → New York Jan. 10
1901	Liverpool → New York Feb. 8
1901	Liverpool → New York Apr. 4
1901	Liverpool → New York May 2
1901	Liverpool → New York May 30
1901	Liverpool → New York June 27
1901	Liverpool → New York Aug. 28
1901	Liverpool → New York Sept. 27
1901	Liverpool → New York Oct. 25
1901	Liverpool → New York Nov. 21
1902	Liverpool → New York Jan. 16
1902	Liverpool → New York Feb. 13
1902	Liverpool → New York Mar. 14
1902	Liverpool → New York Apr. 10
1902	Liverpool → New York May 8
1902	Liverpool → New York June 5
1902	Liverpool → New York Aug. 7
1902	Liverpool → New York Sept. 4
1902	Liverpool → New York Oct. 2
1902	Liverpool → New York Oct. 31
1903	Liverpool → New York Jan. 9
1903	Liverpool → New York Feb. 13
1903	Liverpool → New York Mar. 12
1903	Liverpool → New York May 14
1903	Liverpool → New York June 11
1903	Liverpool → New York July 10
1903	Chartered by American Line
1905	Apr. 27, first voyage for Dominion Line, Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1905	Sold to the Dominion Line and renamed Ottawa
1911	Sold to Turkish owners, renamed Gul Djemal
1915	May 3, torpedoed and sunk by British submarine in Sea of Marmora
1915	Salvaged
1928	Renamed Gulcemal
1950	Scrapped at Messina

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Germanic	American Line

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Germanic - at port

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Germanic - original rig

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Germanic

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Germanic - short funnels

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Steerage plan - Britannic (1) and Germanic

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Germanic - post 1895

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Germanic - pre 1895

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Germanic as the Gulcemal

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