S.S. Runic (2), White Star Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1899 at Belfast, Ireland by Harland & Wolff 12,482 gross 550.2ft x 63.3ft x 39.9ft White Star Line

Her tonnage was 12,482 tons gross, 11,178 under deck and 8,097 net. She had one funnel, four masts and 3 decks. She was fitted with refrigerating machinery and had water ballast. She had twin screws and quadruple expansion engines with 8 cylinders of 22, 31 1/2, 46 and 67 inches diameter each pair and stroke 51 inches. The engine delivered 641 nominal horsepower which gave the ship a speed of 14 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 400-cabin class.

Runic, White Star Line
S/S Runic
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Runic (2), White Star Line steamship at Sydney
Runic (2), White Star Line steamship at Sydney
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White Star Line steamship Runic (2) - leaving Cape Town
White Star Line steamship Runic (2) - leaving Cape Town
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White Star Line steamship Runic (2)
White Star Line steamship Runic (2)
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Chronological History

Year Event
1900 Oct. 25: Launched for the White Star Line - Australia service
1901 Maiden voyage Liverpool - Sydney via Cape
1917 Liner Requisition Scheme
1930 Sold to Christian Salveson, converted to a whale factory ship at Kiel, renamed New Sevilla
1940 Sept. 20: torpedoed and sunk west of Islay, Scotland by German sub. U.138, two lives lost

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