SS Traffic (1872)
SS Traffic was a baggage tender of the White Star Line, built in 1872 by Philip Speakman in Runcorn and made of English Oak.
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | SS Traffic |
Owner |
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Operator | White Star Line (1872–1898) |
Port of registry | Liverpool |
Route | Served in Mersey |
Ordered | 1872 |
Builder | Philip Speakman, Runcorn |
Yard number | Belvedere Yard |
Laid down | 1872 |
Launched | 22 September 1872 |
Completed | May 1873 |
In service | 1873 |
Out of service | 1941 |
Identification | United Kingdom Official Number 69263 |
Fate | Scrapped 1955 |
Notes | Can be classified as a steam lighter |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ship's tender |
Tonnage | 155 GRT, 83 NRT |
Length | 101.8 ft (31.02 m) |
Beam | 23.6 ft (7.19 m) |
Depth | 9.5 ft (2.9 m) |
Installed power | 40 hp |
Propulsion | Steam engine by W P Gaulton of Manchester, Single Screw |
Speed | 8 knots |
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