S.S. Germanic, American Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1874 at Belfast by Harland & Wolff 5,071 gross 455ft x 45.2ft American Line

Chronological History

Year Event
1874 July 15, launched for the White Star Line as Germanic
1875 May 20, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York
1876 Record westbound passage 7 days 15 hours 37 min.
1895 Rebuilt, extra deck added, new tonnage: 5,066 gross, triple-expansion engine fitted by Harland & Wolff, funnels lengthened
1899 Capsized at her New York berth because of to much ice on decks
1903 Chartered by American Line
1904 Southampton → New York Sept. 11
1904 Southampton → New York Oct. 11
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

Other ships named "Germanic"

Ship Line / Owner
Germanic White Star Line

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