SS Doric (1922)

RMS Doric on sea trials
History
United Kingdom
Name	Doric
Owner	1923–1934: White Star Line 1934–1935: Cunard White Star Line
Port of registry	Liverpool,  United Kingdom
Route	Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal
Builder	Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Yard number	573
Laid down	November 1921
Launched	8 August 1922
Completed	29 May 1923
Maiden voyage	8 June 1923
In service	1923–1935
Out of service	1935
Fate	Scrapped 1935 at Monmouthshire, Wales
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	16,484 GRT
Length	183.1 m (600 ft 9 in)
Beam	20.6 m (67 ft 7 in)
Installed power	9,000 hp (6,700 kW)
Propulsion	Twin-screw propellers
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity	2,271 passengers

SS Doric was a British ocean liner operated by White Star Line. She was put into service in 1923. She was the second ship of the company to bear this name. Built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, she was the company's second and last ship to be exclusively powered by turbines, after SS Vedic.

A liner of medium size and low speed for the time, and divided into two classes, she was designed to serve Canada, which she did from her being put into service in June 1923 until 1932. She was accompanied on this route by a similar vessel, SS Regina, which was originally operated by the Dominion Line. This decade of Canadian service unfolded without major incident. When the White Star Line abandoned this route, the Doric was assigned to cruises, meeting with great success with young passengers of the time.

When the company merged with its rival, the Cunard Line, Doric was retained in the new fleet. However, a collision with another ship in September 1935 sealed her fate. Severely damaged and economically irreparable, despite her young age, the company decided to scrap the ship, which commenced later that year.