SS Adriatic (1871)

SS Adriatic in the Mersey
History
Name	SS Adriatic
Namesake	Adriatic Sea
Owner	White Star Line
Port of registry	United Kingdom
Builder	Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number	77
Launched	17 October 1871
Completed	31 March 1872
Maiden voyage	Liverpool–New York, 11 April 1872
Refit	1884
Homeport	Liverpool
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1899
Notes	[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Oceanic-class ocean liner
Tonnage	3,888 GRT 2,458 NRT
Length	452 ft (138 m) 437.2 ft (133.3 m)[2]
Beam	40.9 ft (12.5 m)[2]
Depth	31.0 ft (9.4 m)[2]
Decks	2
Propulsion	2 × 2-cylinder compound engines 12 boilers, single screw 600hp[2]
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Capacity	850 passengers
Notes	[1]

SS Adriatic was the first of two White Star Line ocean liners to carry the name Adriatic. The White Star Line's first four steamships of the Oceanic-class, the (Oceanic (I), Atlantic, Baltic, and the Republic) met with great success in the trans-Atlantic market, and the line decided to build two more. The first of these was the SS Adriatic, which was built by Harland and Wolff and launched on 17 October 1871; the second was the SS Celtic.