A sister ship to the Naronic, the ship was launched on 28 June 1892, completed on 22 August 1892[2] and began her maiden voyage on 26 August 1892, sailing from Liverpool to New York City. The ship was intended for the Atlantic cattle trade and able to carry about 1,050 cattle on the upper main deck and had special accommodation for horses amidships.[1] Designed to carry livestock with a small number of passengers, she was later converted into a passenger ship.[3]
In February 1914, all four of her masts were cut down to the height of her funnels so she could pass under the Manchester canal bridges. On 19 August 1915, while off the coast of southern Ireland, she narrowly avoided destruction by what is believed to be the German U-boatU-24, which had sunk four other vessels, including White Star Line's Arabic in the same area that day. Bovic was pursued by the submarine, but managed to escape.[4]
In April 1917 she was requisitioned for war service.[3]
She resumed White Star Line service between 1919, before going back to the Manchester Joint Service in 1921.
In January 1922 she was sold to the Leyland Line and renamed Colonian, and her masts were back to their normal height. She was scrapped at Rotterdam in 1928.[3]
References
^ abc"Bovic". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. 1 August 1892. pp. 239–240. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
^McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 122. ISBN9780752488615.
^ abc"Bovic, White Star Line". norwayheritage.com. 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^Smith, Gordon (2011). "British Merchant Navy Ships Lost and Damaged at Sea in World War I". naval-history.net. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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bovic, steamship, built, harland, wolff, belfast, white, star, line, historyunited, kingdomname, 1892, 1922, colonian, 1922, 1928, ownerwhite, star, line, 1892, 1922, leyland, line, 1922, 1928, builderharland, wolff, belfastyard, number252launched28, june, 189. SS Bovic was a steamship built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast for the White Star Line SS BovicHistoryUnited KingdomNameSS Bovic 1892 1922 SS Colonian 1922 1928 OwnerWhite Star Line 1892 1922 Leyland Line 1922 1928 BuilderHarland and Wolff BelfastYard number252Launched28 June 1892Completed22 August 1892Maiden voyage26 August 1892FateScrapped 1928General characteristicsTonnage6 583 GRTLength470 ft 143 3 m Beam53 ft 16 2 m 1 Depth35 6 ft 10 9 m 1 Propulsion2 reciprocating steam engines 2 screwsSpeed13 knots 24 1 km h History EditA sister ship to the Naronic the ship was launched on 28 June 1892 completed on 22 August 1892 2 and began her maiden voyage on 26 August 1892 sailing from Liverpool to New York City The ship was intended for the Atlantic cattle trade and able to carry about 1 050 cattle on the upper main deck and had special accommodation for horses amidships 1 Designed to carry livestock with a small number of passengers she was later converted into a passenger ship 3 In February 1914 all four of her masts were cut down to the height of her funnels so she could pass under the Manchester canal bridges On 19 August 1915 while off the coast of southern Ireland she narrowly avoided destruction by what is believed to be the German U boat U 24 which had sunk four other vessels including White Star Line s Arabic in the same area that day Bovic was pursued by the submarine but managed to escape 4 In April 1917 she was requisitioned for war service 3 She resumed White Star Line service between 1919 before going back to the Manchester Joint Service in 1921 In January 1922 she was sold to the Leyland Line and renamed Colonian and her masts were back to their normal height She was scrapped at Rotterdam in 1928 3 References Edit a b c Bovic The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect 1 August 1892 pp 239 240 Retrieved 20 November 2018 McCluskie Tom 2013 The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff Stroud The History Press p 122 ISBN 9780752488615 a b c Bovic White Star Line norwayheritage com 2012 Retrieved 4 November 2012 Smith Gordon 2011 British Merchant Navy Ships Lost and Damaged at Sea in World War I naval history net Retrieved 4 November 2012 This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Bovic amp oldid 1131619461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
