&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:RMS_Homeric_old_postcard.png) RMS Homeric
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RMS Homeric |
| Owner | White Star Line 1922-1934 Cunard-White Star Line 1934-1935 |
| Operator | White Star Line 1922-1934 Cunard-White Star Line 1934-1935 |
| Port of registry | Liverpool, England |
| Route | Southampton–New York |
| Ordered | April 1912[1] |
| Builder |
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| Yard number | 891 |
| Laid down | 1912 |
| Launched | 17 December 1913 as Columbus for North German Lloyd |
| Christened | January 1922 as Homeric |
| Completed | 1921 |
| Maiden voyage | 15 February 1922 |
| In service | 1922 |
| Out of service | 1935 |
| Renamed | Columbus to Homeric, 1922 |
| Refit | 1927 |
| Homeport | Liverpool, England |
| Nickname(s) | "Home at sea" |
| Fate | Scrapping commenced in 1936, finished by 1938 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Columbus Class |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 34,351 GRT, 18,058 NRT |
| Length | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Beam | 82.3 ft (25.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin propellers |
| Speed | Before refit: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) After refit: 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
| Capacity | 2,145 passengers: 750 First Class, 545 Second Class, 850 Third Class |
| Crew | 780 |
| Notes | Sister ship to SS Columbus (1924) |
RMS Homeric, originally launched as Columbus, was an ocean liner built for Norddeutscher Lloyd and launched in 1913 at the F. Schichau yard in Danzig, Germany (now Gdańsk, Poland). Columbus was ceded to Great Britain in 1919 as part of German war reparations. She was sold to the White Star Line in 1920, which named her Homeric. Her sister ship Hindenburg remained in German ownership and was renamed Columbus. Homeric was operated by White Star from 1922 to 1935.