Four ships of the
White Star Line
The White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out of the remains of a defunct Packet trade, packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world, providing passenger and cargo service ...
have been named SS ''Belgic'':
* was a cargo steamship launched in 1873, chartered to the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company in 1875, sold and renamed ''Goefredo'' in 1883 and wrecked in 1884.
* was a cargo steamship launched in 1885, sold to
Atlantic Transport Line
The Atlantic Transport Line was an American passenger shipping List of ship companies, line based in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1901 the company was folded into the International Mercantile Marine Company (IMM).
History
The line developed with rail ...
in 1899 and renamed ''Mohawk''. She was scrapped in 1903.
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SS ''Belgic'' (1902) was launched as the cargo ship ''Mississippi'' in 1902 for
Atlantic Transport Line
The Atlantic Transport Line was an American passenger shipping List of ship companies, line based in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1901 the company was folded into the International Mercantile Marine Company (IMM).
History
The line developed with rail ...
and transferred in 1906 to
Red Star Line
The Red Star Line was a shipping line founded in 1871 as a joint venture between the International Navigation Company of Philadelphia, which also ran the American Line, and the Société Anonyme de Navigation Belgo-Américaine of Antwerp, Belgi ...
as SS ''Samland''. In 1911 she was transferred to White Star Line and renamed SS ''Belgic''. In 1913 she returned to
Red Star Line
The Red Star Line was a shipping line founded in 1871 as a joint venture between the International Navigation Company of Philadelphia, which also ran the American Line, and the Société Anonyme de Navigation Belgo-Américaine of Antwerp, Belgi ...
as SS ''Samland''. She was scrapped in 1931.
* was a passenger liner launched in 1914. She was transferred to
Red Star Line
The Red Star Line was a shipping line founded in 1871 as a joint venture between the International Navigation Company of Philadelphia, which also ran the American Line, and the Société Anonyme de Navigation Belgo-Américaine of Antwerp, Belgi ...
in 1923 and renamed . She was transferred to Atlantic Transport Line in 1935 and renamed ''Columbia''. She was scrapped in 1936.
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