SS Canopic

SS Canopic was a passenger liner of the White Star Line.

SS Canopic
SS Canopic
History
United Kingdom
Name
  • SS Commonwealth (1900-1903)
  • SS Canopic (1903-1925)
Operator
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Launched31 May 1900
FateScrapped, 1925
General characteristics [1]
TypePassenger liner
Tonnage
Length578 ft 3 in (176.25 m)
Beam59 ft 3 in (18.06 m)
Depth35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
Propulsion
  • Harland & Wolff 988 nhp 6-cylinder triple expansion steam engine
  • 2 screws
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity
  • 1,300 passengers:
  • 250 × 1st class
  • 250 × 2nd class
  • 800 × 3rd class

The ship was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast for the Dominion Line, and launched on 31 May 1900 as the Commonwealth. The 12,268 GRT ship was 578 feet (176 m) long, and powered by a 988 nhp 6-cylinder triple expansion steam engine which gave her a service speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). She could carry up to 1,300 passengers.[1]

The ship initially operated between Liverpool and Boston, but in 1903 she was transferred to the White Star Line and renamed Canopic. Her first crossing for the White Star Line began on 14 January 1904, on which she sailed from Liverpool to Boston. Immediately after this first crossing, she joined the Romanic and Republic on the White Star Line's new Mediterranean service, on which she would remain for more than 13 years. She was requisitioned for war service between 1917 and 1919, then served on the Liverpool–Montreal route until 1925, when she was scrapped at Briton Ferry, Wales.[2] Timber panelling from the dining hall was salvaged and installed in the former Canopic Restaurant at Mumbles from where it was later reinstalled in the town's White Rose hotel.[3]

References
  1. Solem, Borge (2012). "Commonwealth, Dominion Line". norwayheritage.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  2. Solem, Borge (2012). "Canopic, White Star Line". norwayheritage.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. Davies, Bryan E. "A History of Mumbles". Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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