SS Doric (1922)
 SS Doric
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| History | |
|---|---|
 White Star Line United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Doric |
| Owner | White Star Line |
| Route | Liverpool to Montreal |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff yards in Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Launched | 8 August 1922 |
| Completed | 29 May 1923 |
| Maiden voyage | 8 June 1923 |
| In service | 1923 |
| Fate | Scrapped on November 1935, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Twin-screw ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 16,484 GRT GRT uses unsupported parameter (help) |
| Length | 183.1 m (601 ft) |
| Beam | 20.6 m (68 ft) |
| Installed power | 9000 HP |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
SS Doric was a British ocean liner operated by White Star Line.
Doric was White Star's second and last turbine-propelled ship. The vessel was constructed by Harland and Wolff in Belfast and was launched in 1922. The ship's maiden voyage on 8 June 1923, was from Liverpool to Montreal, Canada.[1] She served on this route until 1932. From 1933 Doric was used for only cruising, being based at Liverpool until 1934 when she was one of ten White Star liners transferred to the newly merged company Cunard White-Star Ltd.[2]. The vessel was the second White Star ship to bear the name Doric, after a previous ship built in 1883.[3]
Fate
On 5 September 1935 Doric collided with the French vessel Formigny, of the Chargeurs Reunis line, off Cape Finisterre. Following this collision the ship had emergency repairs at Vigo, Spain. However once Doirc returned to England her damage was considered to be a constructive total loss and was subsequently scrapped in November 1935 at Newport, Monmouthshire.
References
- ^ "Doric". Greatships.net. 19 April 2002. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ "SS Doric (2nd)". Titanic and Other White Star Ships. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ "SS Doric (1st)". Titanic and Other White Star Ships. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-27.