SS Ionic (1883)

	SS Ionic in Port Chalmers
History
United Kingdom
Name	SS Ionic (1883-1900); SS Sophocles (1900-1908);
Owner	White Star Line (1883-1900); Aberdeen Line (1900-1908);
Operator	Chartered by New Zealand Shipping Company (1883-1884); Chartered by Spanish government (1900);
Builder	Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number	152
Launched	11 January 1883
Completed	28 March 1883
Maiden voyage	April 1884 London to Wellington
Fate	Broken up in April 1908
General characteristics
Class and type	Cargo liner
Tonnage	4,753 GRT
Length	439 ft 11 in (134.09 m)
Beam	44 ft 2 in (13.46 m)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

SS Ionic was a cargo liner initially in service with White Star Line from 1883 until 1900. She was used on the company's joint route to New Zealand with the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. She was sold to the Aberdeen Line in 1900 and renamed SS Sophocles, and was withdrawn for service in 1906 and scrapped in 1908.

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