SS Arabic (1902)

History
Name	Arabic
Owner	White Star Line
Port of registry	Liverpool
Route	Liverpool-Queenstown-New York City
Builder	Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number	340
Launched	18 December 1902
Completed	21 June 1903
Maiden voyage	26 June 1903
Identification	UK Official Number 118023; Code letters VCNQ; ;
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by U-24, 19 August 1915
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	15,801 GRT; 10,062 NRT;
Length	600.7 ft (183.1 m)
Beam	65.5 ft (20.0 m)
Depth	47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Installed power	1,228 Nhp
Propulsion	2 x Harland and Wolff quadruple expansion steam engines; Twin screws;
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h)
Capacity	1,400 Passengers: 200 First Class, 200 Second Class, 1,000 Third Class

SS Arabic was a British-registered ocean liner that entered service in 1903 for the White Star Line. She was sunk on 19 August 1915, during the First World War, by German submarine SM U-24, 50 mi (80 km) south of Kinsale, causing a diplomatic incident.

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