SS Atlantic (1870)
SS Atlantic was a transatlantic ocean liner of the White Star Line, and second ship of the Oceanic-class. The ship operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom, and New York City, United States. During the ship's 19th voyage, on 1 April 1873, she struck rocks and sank off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, killing at least 535 people. It remained the deadliest civilian maritime disaster in the North Atlantic Ocean until the sinking of SS La Bourgogne on 2 July 1898 and the greatest disaster for the White Star Line prior to the loss of Titanic in April 1912.
Painting of RMS Oceanic, first sister to Atlantic | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Atlantic |
| Namesake | Atlantic Ocean |
| Owner | Oceanic Steam Navigation Company |
| Operator | White Star Line |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Builder |
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| Yard number | 74 |
| Laid down | 1870 |
| Launched | 26 November 1870 |
| Completed | 3 June 1871 |
| Maiden voyage | 8 June 1871 |
| In service | 8 June 1871 |
| Out of service | 1 April 1873 |
| Fate | Sank after collision with the Golden Rule Rock on April 1, 1873 near Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia |
| Notes | The second ship built for the White Star line after being acquired by Thomas Ismay |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oceanic-class ocean liner |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 3,707 tons |
| Length | 128.4 m (421.3 ft) |
| Beam | 12.4 m (40.7 ft) |
| Depth | 9.58 m (31.4 ft) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Installed power | 1 compound steam engine powering a central drive shaft producing 600 hp (450 kW) |
| Propulsion | Single propeller, sail |
| Sail plan | Four-masted barque |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 10 lifeboats |
| Capacity | Approximately 160 saloon (1st) class and 1000 in steerage |
| Crew | 166 |
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