S.S. Ottawa (2), Dominion Line

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1875 at Belfast by Harland & Wolff	5,071 gross	455ft x 45.2ft	Dominion Line

Ottawa (2), Dominion Line steamship

Picture of the S/S Ottawa (2)
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Germanic, White Star Line steamship

Picture of the ship in White Star Line service as the Germanic.
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Chronological History

Year	Event
1874	July 15, launched as the Germanic for the White Star Line
1875	May 20, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queensland - 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
1905	Apr. 27, first voyage for Dominion Line, Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal
1905	Sold to the Dominion Line and renamed Ottawa
1905	Liverpool → Quebec Aug. 17
1905	Liverpool → Quebec Sept. 21
1905	Liverpool → Quebec Oct. 26
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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Ottawa (2)

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