RMS Oceanic (1899) - Wikipedia
RMS Oceanic was a transatlantic ocean liner built for the White Star Line. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 6 September 1899 and was the largest ship in the world until 1901. [1] At the outbreak of World War I she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser.
Oceanic — A Giant of Her Time - Ocean Liners Magazine
Jan 14, 2021 · White Star Line’s Oceanic (1899) was launched on 14 January 1899. Oceanic was named after the first White Star liner. The new liner was a giant of her time; the first ship to exceed Brunel’s Great Eastern in length (but not in tonnage).
RMS Oceanic Archival Collection | GG Archives
In the presence of an enormous gathering of spectators, Messrs Harland & Wolff, Belfast, on 14 January 1899, launched the RMS Oceanic, the largest liner yet afloat. The Oceanic has been built to the order of the White Star Line of Liverpool.
Oceanic - Scottish Shipwrecks
Oceanic. Launched from the Harland and Wolff yard in Belfast on 14th January 1899 the Oceanic measured 704.00′ x 68.4′ x 50.0′ and weighed 17,272 gross tons. Her massive triple expansion reciprocating steam engines provided 28,000 hp.
RMS Oceanic (1899) | The Pinnacle of 19th Century Shipbuilding
White Star Line's RMS Oceanic was the final word in merchant shipbuilding of the 19th century. She was the largest ship in the world when she was completed, but only for a short time as the...
Oceanic | Encyclopedia Titanica
Not only was Oceanic operated by the same company that operated Titanic, she was also directly associated with Titanic at the beginning of her maiden voyage as well as during the first weeks following the disaster.
The Story of the So-Called “Ship of the Century” - Medium
May 2, 2021 · Following her fitting out and sea trials, Oceanic left Belfast for the first time on 26 August 1899. Arriving in Liverpool, she was opened to the public where she was received with great...
RMS Oceanic -1899
The RMS Oceanic was a transatlantic ocean liner built for the White Star Line. She sailed on her maiden voyage on September 6th 1899 and was the largest ship in the world until 1901.
R.M.S. Oceanic (II) - Great Ships
Built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Oceanic was the first ship to exceed the legendary Great Eastern in length and was the largest ship in the world from 1899 to 1901. Launched in January 1899, Oceanic made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on 6 September of that year.
Oceanic (II) - White Star History
At the time of her launch at Harland and Wolff, Belfast on 14th January 1899, Oceanic (II) was the largest ship in existence, and the first ship to be longer in length (but not tonnage) than Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s, SS Great Eastern, a British ship that had been launched in 1858, and broken up for scrap in 1889.