S.S. Atlantic, White Star Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1871 at Belfast, Ireland by Harland & Wolff 3,707 gross 420ft x 40ft x 31ft White Star Line

The S/S Atlantic was Built in Belfast by Harland & Wolff in 1870. She had a tonnage of 3,707 gross tons. She had a single screw, compound engine with 4 cylinders and 4 masts rigged for sail. The engine delivered 600 horse power, Her length was 420 feet, breadth 40 feet, and depth 31 feet. On June 8th she departed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage for New York.

Her 19th and final voyage started when she departed from Liverpool March 20th 1873. On April 1st, the Atlantic ran on a solid rock and was wrecked about fifty yards distant from Meagher's Island, in the County of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Among the passengers were several Norwegian emigrants which had departed from Christiania (Oslo) on March 14th. Many of them were among the deceased. Of the 957 passengers aboard, 545 lost their lives. The S/S Atlantic of the disaster in 1873

Chronological History

Year Event
1870 Dec. 1, launched
1872 Liverpool Apr. 19 → New York Apr. 29. Agent Hr. Frederik Lie, Christiania.
1872 Liverpool May 31 → New York June 10. Arrived in New York in the morning.
1872 Liverpool June 27 → New York July 7
1872 Liverpool Aug. 1 → New York Aug. 11
1872 Liverpool Sept. 12 → New York Sept. 22
1872 Liverpool Oct. 18 → New York Oct. 29
1873 Captain James A. Willams. Departed Liverpool Mar. 20. Arrived New York (- Wrecked). List (21)
1873 Liverpool Mar. 20 → Apr. 1. Wrecked near Halifax .

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