SS Cretic was an ocean liner built in 1902. She was operated by several shipping lines, all of which were part of the International Mercantile Marine Company, under several names in her career, which ended when she was scrapped in 1929.
The steel-hulled ship was built by R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd. of Hebburn for Frederick Leyland & Co. and launched on 25 February 1902 as Hanoverian. The 13,507-ton ship was 582 feet long, and 60 feet in the beam. She was powered by two 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines, delivering 1,269 nhp to two screws.[1]
Hanoverian was transferred to the Dominion Line and renamed Mayflower, entering service between Liverpool and Boston in April 1903.[4] In November 1903 she was transferred again, this time to the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company's White Star Line, and was renamed Cretic.[4] Initially remaining on the Liverpool-Boston route, in November 1904 she was transferred to routes between the Mediterranean and New York City, finally returning to the Liverpool-Boston route in 1910.[4]
In 1917 she was taken over by the British government under their Liner Requisition Scheme to serve as a troopship in World War I.[4] On 5 April 1918 Cretic, Lapland, and Justicia sailed from Long Island City, New York, with the three battalions of the U.S. 308th Infantry Regiment aboard. On Cretic, the 2,032 men of the 2nd Battalion found that there was only accommodation for 1,500, so the troops were forced to eat and sleep in shifts until arriving at Liverpool on 19 April.[6]
Cretic returned to commercial service in September 1919 on the White Star Line's Mediterranean service.[4] In 1923 Cretic was transferred back to the Leyland Line, and renamed Devonian[1] served on the Liverpool-Boston route until the end of her career in September 1928, apart from making three voyages under charter to the Red Star Line from Antwerp to New York in 1927-28.[4] In 1929 she was broken up by P & W McLellan of Bo’ness, Scotland.[1]
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^Solem, Borge (2012). "Cretic, White Star Line". norwayheritage.com. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
^The Marconi Press Agency Ltd (1913). The Year Book of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony. London: The St Katherine Press. p. 249.
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^. The Merchant Navy Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
^Miles, L. Wardlaw (2005). . longwood.k12.ny.us. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
cretic, ocean, liner, built, 1902, operated, several, shipping, lines, which, were, part, international, mercantile, marine, company, under, several, names, career, which, ended, when, scrapped, 1929, postcard, cretic, 1905historyunited, kingdomnamehanoverian,. SS Cretic was an ocean liner built in 1902 She was operated by several shipping lines all of which were part of the International Mercantile Marine Company under several names in her career which ended when she was scrapped in 1929 Postcard of Cretic 1905HistoryUnited KingdomNameHanoverian 1902 03 Mayflower 1903 Cretic 1903 23 Devonian 1923 29 OwnerInternational Mercantile Marine CompanyOperatorLeyland Line 1902 03 1923 29 Dominion Line 1903 White Star Line 1903 23 Red Star Line 1927 28 Port of registryLiverpoolBuilderR amp W Hawthorn Leslie amp Co Ltd Hebburn 1 Yard number381 1 Launched25 February 1902 1 CompletedJune 1902 1 In service19 July 1902 4 Out of serviceSeptember 1928 4 IdentificationUK official number 115288 1 code letters TKPV 2 call sign MRC by 1913 3 FateBroken up 1929 1 General characteristics 1 TypeOcean linerTonnage13 507 GRT 8 663 NRTLength582 0 ft 177 4 m Beam60 3 ft 18 4 m Depth38 3 ft 11 7 m Decks3Installed power1 269 NHPPropulsion2 3 cylinder triple expansion steam engines 1 269 nhp 2 screwsSpeed15 knots 28 km h 17 mph 4 Capacity1 550 passengers 4 260 1st class 250 2nd class 1 000 3rd classShip history EditThe steel hulled ship was built by R amp W Hawthorn Leslie amp Co Ltd of Hebburn for Frederick Leyland amp Co and launched on 25 February 1902 as Hanoverian The 13 507 ton ship was 582 feet long and 60 feet in the beam She was powered by two 3 cylinder triple expansion steam engines delivering 1 269 nhp to two screws 1 In July 1902 she entered service in the Leyland Line 1 but made only three voyages between Liverpool and Boston before the company became part of the International Mercantile Marine Company in October 1902 5 Hanoverian was transferred to the Dominion Line and renamed Mayflower entering service between Liverpool and Boston in April 1903 4 In November 1903 she was transferred again this time to the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company s White Star Line and was renamed Cretic 4 Initially remaining on the Liverpool Boston route in November 1904 she was transferred to routes between the Mediterranean and New York City finally returning to the Liverpool Boston route in 1910 4 In 1917 she was taken over by the British government under their Liner Requisition Scheme to serve as a troopship in World War I 4 On 5 April 1918 Cretic Lapland and Justicia sailed from Long Island City New York with the three battalions of the U S 308th Infantry Regiment aboard On Cretic the 2 032 men of the 2nd Battalion found that there was only accommodation for 1 500 so the troops were forced to eat and sleep in shifts until arriving at Liverpool on 19 April 6 Cretic returned to commercial service in September 1919 on the White Star Line s Mediterranean service 4 In 1923 Cretic was transferred back to the Leyland Line and renamed Devonian 1 served on the Liverpool Boston route until the end of her career in September 1928 apart from making three voyages under charter to the Red Star Line from Antwerp to New York in 1927 28 4 In 1929 she was broken up by P amp W McLellan of Bo ness Scotland 1 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k Hanoverian 1902 tynebuiltships co uk 2012 Retrieved 19 November 2012 Solem Borge 2012 Cretic White Star Line norwayheritage com Retrieved 19 November 2012 The Marconi Press Agency Ltd 1913 The Year Book of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony London The St Katherine Press p 249 a b c d e f g h i j Clarkson Andrew 2012 Cretic titanic titanic com Retrieved 19 November 2012 The White Star Line Cretic The Merchant Navy Association 2010 Archived from the original on 3 March 2013 Retrieved 19 November 2012 Miles L Wardlaw 2005 History of the 308th Infantry longwood k12 ny us Archived from the original on 15 January 2015 Retrieved 19 November 2012 External links Edit S S Cretic S S Devonian greatships net 2011 Retrieved 19 November 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Cretic amp oldid 1096574916, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
