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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Britannic |
| Owner | White Star Line |
| Port of registry |  |
| Route | Liverpool to New York standard route. |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 83 |
| Launched | 3 February 1874 |
| Completed | 6 June 1874 |
| Maiden voyage | 25 June 1874 |
| Honors and awards | Blue Riband winner |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1903 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | 5,004 GRT[1] |
| Length | 468 ft (142.65 m) |
| Depth | 45 ft (13.72 m) |
| Installed power | Steam |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Sail plan | 4 masts, full-rigged ship |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Capacity | 220 Saloon- 1500 Steerage |
| Crew | 150 |
SS Britannic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line. She was the first of three ships of the White Star Line to sail with the Britannic name.
Britannic was a single-screw passenger steamship equipped with sails built for the White Star Line's North Atlantic run. She was initially to be called Hellenic, but, just prior to her launch, her name was changed to Britannic. Together with her sister Germanic, Britannic sailed for nearly thirty years, primarily carrying immigrant passengers on the highly trafficked Liverpool to New York City route. In 1876 she received the Blue Riband, both westbound and eastbound, by averaging almost 16 knots (30 km/h).