 Postcard of SS Athenic
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| History | |
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  United Kingdom; Norway | |
| Name | SS Athenic (1901–28) |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 341 |
| Launched | 17 August 1901 |
| Completed | 23 January 1902 |
| Commissioned | 14 February 1902 |
| Renamed | SS Pelagos, 1928 |
| Reclassified | Whaling factory ship, 1928 |
| Captured | 15 January 1941 by the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin |
| Fate | Scrapped Hamburg 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Athenic-class ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 12,234 GRT |
| Length | 500 ft 3 in (152.48 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft 3 in (19.28 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 quadruple expansion steam engines driving 2 screws |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 158 to 200 |
SS Athenic was a British passenger liner built by Harland & Wolff shipyards for the White Star Line in 1901.