SS Germanic (1874)

Germanic between 1890 and 1895
History
United Kingdom
Name	Germanic (1874–1905) Ottawa (1905–10)
Operator	White Star Line (1874–1904) American Line (1904–1905) Dominion Line (1905–1910)
Port of registry	Liverpool
Builder	Harland and Wolff, Belfast, UK
Yard number	85
Launched	15 July 1874
Completed	24 April 1875
In service	20 May 1875
Out of service	1910
Fate	Sold to Ottoman Empire, 1910
Turkey
Name	Gul Djemal (1910–1928) Gülcemal (1928–1950)
Owner	Administration de Navigation à Vapeur Ottomane (1910–28) Türkiye Seyr-i Sefain İdaresi(1928–50)
In service	1910
Out of service	1950
Fate	Scrapped, 1950
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Britannic-class ocean liner
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	5,008 GRT
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	45 ft 2 in (13.77 m)
Propulsion	As built 8 × boilers 2 × 2-cylinder compound steam engines 1 screw propeller From 1895 Triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity	1,720 passengers: 220 × 1st class 1500 × 3rd class

RMS Germanic was an ocean liner built by Harland and Wolff in 1874 and operated by the White Star Line. She was the sister ship of Britannic, serving with the White Star Line until 1904. She later operated under the name Ottawa until 1910. After passing into Turkish ownership she operated under the name Gülcemal (English: rose-faced Latinized as Gül Djemal before adoption of latin based script) and gained great popularity until she was broken up in 1950 after a total career of 75 years.