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]
^Solem, Borge (2012). "Canopic, White Star Line". norwayheritage.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^Davies, Bryan E. "A History of Mumbles". Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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canopic, passenger, liner, white, star, line, historyunited, kingdomnamess, commonwealth, 1900, 1903, 1903, 1925, operatordominion, line, 1900, 1903, white, star, line, 1903, 1925, builderharland, wolff, belfastlaunched31, 1900fatescrapped, 1925general, charac. SS Canopic was a passenger liner of the White Star Line SS CanopicHistoryUnited KingdomNameSS Commonwealth 1900 1903 SS Canopic 1903 1925 OperatorDominion Line 1900 1903 White Star Line 1903 1925 BuilderHarland amp Wolff BelfastLaunched31 May 1900FateScrapped 1925General characteristics 1 TypePassenger linerTonnage12 268 GRT 7 717 NRTLength578 ft 3 in 176 25 m Beam59 ft 3 in 18 06 m Depth35 ft 10 in 10 92 m PropulsionHarland amp Wolff 988 nhp 6 cylinder triple expansion steam engine 2 screwsSpeed16 knots 30 km h 18 mph Capacity1 300 passengers 250 1st class 250 2nd class 800 3rd classThe ship was built by Harland amp 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 edit a b Solem Borge 2012 Commonwealth Dominion Line norwayheritage com Retrieved 6 November 2012 Solem Borge 2012 Canopic White Star Line norwayheritage com Retrieved 6 August 2022 Davies Bryan E A History of Mumbles Retrieved 6 August 2022 External links editMultiple images of the Commonwealth including interior Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Canopic amp oldid 1195201397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
