SS ''Gothic'' was an
ocean liner
An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (such as for pleasure cruises or as hospital ships).
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, built in 1893 at the
Harland and Wolff Shipyards for the
White Star Line
The White Star Line was a British shipping company. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually rose up to become one of the most prominent shipping lines in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between ...
. She was 490 ft long and 53 ft wide and 7755 gross registered tons.
For much of her career she was transferred back and forth between White Star and the
Red Star Line, both of which were subsidiaries of the
International Mercantile Marine
The International Mercantile Marine Company, originally the International Navigation Company, was a trust formed in the early twentieth century as an attempt by J.P. Morgan to monopolize the shipping trade.
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.
Initially she travelled the London to New Zealand route. ''Gothic'' caught fire in 1906, and was subsequently repaired. Following this, she was converted into an immigrant ship and chartered to the
Red Star Line as SS ''Gothland''.
This was short-lived, as in 1911, she was transferred back to White Star with her name returned to ''Gothic''. Two years later, she once again served the Red Star Line as ''Gothland''. She now ran the
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, to New York run. In May 1921 she reverted yet again to White Star but kept the name ''Gothland''. In 1924 she ran aground. After examination it was decided that the ship was no longer economically viable and she was scrapped in 1925.
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Several interior images of the Gothic's first class accommodations
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Ships of the White Star Line
1893 ships
Ships built in Belfast
Ships built by Harland and Wolff