S.S. Cretic, White Star Line

Picture of the Cretic, White Star Line steamship
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Tonnage: 13,507 tons gross, 10,602 under deck and 8,663 net. Twin screws, one funnel, 4 masts, and 3 decks. The upper deck was constructed in steel and sheathed in wood. Steel orlop. Deck in No. 1 & 2 holds, partly steel Shelter Deck sheathed in wood; web frames; 9 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electric light & refrigerating machinery; cellular double bottom, aft 163 feet, under engine & boilers 104 feet, forward 166 feet, 1,660 tons; Deep Tank aft 49 feet, 1,600 tons; Deep Tank forward 44 feet, 1,680 tons; Aft Peak Tank 180 tons. Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 6 cylinders of 28, 47½ & 80 inches diameter each pair; stroke 60 inches. The engine delivered 1,269 nominal horsepower giving her a speed of 15 knots. She had 3 double ended and 3 single ended boilers; 27 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 527 sq. ft.; heating surface 21,273 sq. ft.. The engine was built by the same company as the hull. She had accommodation for 260 1st - 250 2nd - and 1000 3rd class passengers. On November 27 1903 she started her first voyage on the Liverpool - Boston service. In 1904 she was on New York – Mediterranean service. Sold to Frederick Leyland in 1923 and renamed "Devonian". 1927 – 28 she was operated by the Red Star Line on their Antwerp – Southampton – New York service. Broken up in 1929. Call sign: TKPV. Official registration #: 115288

Cretic - at Gibarltar July 4th, 1911
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Cretic - steerage passengers on deck 1911
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Cretic - scene from the forward deck 1911
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