Athenic-class ocean liner

SS Athenic, Wellington Harbour, late 1940s
Class overview
Builders	Harland and Wolff Shipyards
Operators	White Star Line
Built	1902-1903
In service	1902-1962
Completed	Three
Retired	Three
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	app. 12,352 ton
Displacement	app. 52,500 tons
Length	500.3 ft
Beam	63.3 ft
Propulsion	Twin screws (driven by quadruple expansion engines)
Speed	14 knots
Capacity	688 passengers

The Corinthic-class ocean liners were a three ship class of ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line in the early 20th century.

The first ship built was SS Corinthic, followed by SS Athenic. Both were launched in 1902. The Athenic was launched as a dual purpose cargo/passenger ship. The last ship, SS Ionic, was launched one year later. In the First World War, all three ships were used as troop transports. Their route was from Liverpool to New Zealand. In 1928, the Athenic was sold to a Norwegian firm and converted into a whaling ship. The SS Corinthic was scrapped in 1931. In the Second World War, the Athenic was torpedoed twice and sunk by U-69 but later she was raised and return to her owner. She was scrapped in 1962. In 1934, the Ionic was sold to the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line and was scrapped two years later.

See also

• SS Ionic