SS Aberdeen (1881)

SS Aberdeen
History
Name	Aberdeen (1881) Halep (1906)
Owner	Aberdeen Line (1881) Ottoman Empire (1906)
Builder	Robert Napier and Sons, Govan, Scotland
Launched	21 December 1881
Maiden voyage	30 March 1882
Fate	Torpedoed 25 August 1915
General characteristics
Type	Cargo liner
Tonnage	3,616 GRT
Length	362.4 feet
Beam	44.3 feet
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine, single screw
Speed	13 knots
Capacity	12 first class passengers and (outward voyage only) 450 third class passengers

SS Aberdeen was a British cargo liner launched in 1882. She was designed for service from London to Australia. She was the first ship to be successfully powered by a triple expansion steam engine. The triple expansion engine then became the standard type of steam engine to be installed in seagoing vessels. The fuel economy achieved meant that steam could now outcompete sail on all major commercial routes.

Aberdeen was sold in 1906 to the Ottoman government. She served as a Turkish troopship in World War I until a British submarine sank her in 1915.