RMS Oceanic (1899)
Transatlantic ocean liner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about RMS Oceanic (1899)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other ships of the same name, see Oceanic (disambiguation).
Quick Facts Class overview, History ...
RMS Oceanic | |
Class overview | |
---|---|
Name | Oceanic |
Builders | Harland and Wolff |
Operators | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Big Four class |
In service | 1899–1914 |
Completed | 1 |
Lost | 1 |
History | |
United Kingdom | |
Name |
|
Owner | White Star Line |
Operator |
|
Route | Liverpool–Cobh–New York (1899-1907) and Southampton-Cherbourg-New York (1907-1914) |
Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
Yard number | 317 |
Laid down | 1897 |
Launched | 14 January 1899 |
Completed | 26 August 1899 |
Maiden voyage | 6 September 1899 |
Fate | Ran aground off Foula, Shetland, 8 September 1914 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 17,274 GRT, 6,996 NRT |
Length | 704 ft (215 m) |
Beam | 68.4 ft (20.8 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion reciprocating engines; 28,000 hp (21,000 kW) |
Propulsion | Two propellers |
Speed |
|
Capacity |
|
Crew | 349 |
Close
RMS Oceanic was a transatlantic ocean liner built for the White Star Line. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 6 September 1899 and was the largest ship in the world until 1901.[1] At the outbreak of World War I she was converted to an armed merchant cruiser. On 8 August 1914 she was commissioned into Royal Navy service.
On 25 August 1914, the newly designated HMS Oceanic departed Southampton to patrol the waters from the North Scottish mainland to Faroe. On 8 September she ran aground and was wrecked off the island of Foula, in the Shetland Islands.