SS Sophocles (1921)
SS Sophocles was a 12,300-ton ocean liner of the Aberdeen Line launched in 1921, and later sold to the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line.
SS Sophocles at the Aberdeen Wharf at Millers Point, New South Wales, on 10 November 1923 | |
| History | |
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| Route | UK to New Zealand |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 575 |
| Launched | 22 September 1921 |
| Completed | 2 February 1922 |
| Fate | Scrapped Faslane 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 12,375 GRT |
| Length | 500 ft 3 in (152.48 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft 1 in (19.23 m) |
| Depth of hold | 39 ft 6 in (12.04 m) |
| Installed power | 5,200 s.h.p. |
| Propulsion | 2 × Steam turbines |
| Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
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