&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Georgic_(ship,_1895)_-_Cassier%27s_1897-08.png) SS Georgic
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Georgic |
| Owner | White Star Line |
| Port of registry |  Liverpool |
| Route | |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff Belfast |
| Yard number | 293 |
| Launched | 22 June 1895 |
| Completed | 8 August 1895 |
| Maiden voyage | 26 August 1895 |
| Out of service | 10 December 1916 |
| Fate | Scuttled after being intercepted by the German merchant raider SMS Möwe |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Livestock carrier |
| Tonnage | 10,077 GRT |
| Length | 558 ft 8 in (170.28 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft 4 in (18.39 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 4500 indicated horsepower |
| Propulsion | 2 Triple expansion steam engines, twin screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 142 |
The SS Georgic was a steam ship built by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line to replace the SS Naronic which was lost at sea. Georgic was a cargo ship designed principally to carry livestock, at the time of entering service in 1895 she was the largest cargo ship in the world with a deadweight tonnage of 12,000 tons.[1]
- ^ Kerbrech, Richard De (2009). Ships of the White Star Line. Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-0-7110-3366-5.