RMS Oceanic was the White Star Line's first liner and an important turning point in passenger liner design. Royal Mail Ship (sometimes Steam-ship, Steamer) usually seen in its abbreviated form RMS, is the Ship prefix used for seagoing vessels that The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British Shipping
She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, and was launched on 27 August 1870, arriving in Liverpool for her maiden voyage on 26 February 1871. Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries is a diversified heavy industrial company specialising in Shipbuilding, Ship breaking, Offshore construction Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Powered by a combination of steam and sail, she had twelve boilers generating steam at 65 pounds-force per square inch (450 kPa), powered a single four cylinder compound steam engine, 2 x 78 inch (1. A boiler is a closed vessel in which Water or other Fluid is heated The pound per square inch or more accurately pound-force per square inch (symbol psi or lbf/in² or lbf/in²) is a unit of A cylinder is the central working part of a Reciprocating engine, the space in which a Piston travels A steam engine is a Heat engine that performs Mechanical work using Steam as its Working fluid. 98 m) and 2 x 41 inch (1. 04 m), with a stroke of 60 inches (1. A stroke is a single action of certain Engines In a steam, Otto or Diesel Piston Engine, a stroke is the action of 52 m). A single funnel exhausted smoke and four masts carried sail. The hull was constructed of iron and divided into eleven watertight compartments. Floodability is a characteristic of the construction of a Ship to resist Flooding. Oceanic could carry 166 first class and 1,000 third class passengers, with a crew of 143. White Star had spared no expense in her construction, and the contemporary press described the ship as an "imperial yacht".
Oceanic left for her maiden voyage from Liverpool on 2 March 1871 carrying only 64 passengers, under Captain Sir Digby Murray. Maiden Voyage is the fifth Album led by Jazz musician Herbie Hancock, and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1965 for Blue Note Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Not long after departing, she had to return because of overheated bearings. A bearing is a device to permit constrained relative motion between two parts typically rotation or linear movement Her voyage restarted on the 16th of March. From that point onward, Oceanic was a success for White Star.
Innovative features included positioning the first class passenger cabins amidships, away from the vibration of engines and with the least ocean movement. Oscillation is the repetitive variation typically in Time, of some measure about a central value (often a point of Equilibrium) or between two or more different states Third class passengers were placed at the bow and stern of the ship. All first class could be seated at once in the first class dining saloon amidships. Portholes in the ship were much larger than on contemporary liners, providing more light. A porthole is a small generally circular Window used on the hull of Ships to admit light and air Running water was available for most if not all the first class cabins. Tap water ( running water) is part of indoor Plumbing, which became available in the late 19th century and common in the mid-20th century There were also electric bells to summon a steward. An electric bell is a mechanical bell that functions by means of an Electromagnet.
Three sister ships were constructed in rapid succession: the Atlantic, Baltic, and Republic. A sister ship is a Ship of the same class as or of virtually identical design to another ship RMS Atlantic was a Transatlantic Ocean liner of the White Star Line that operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom SS Baltic was an Ocean liner owned and operated by the White Star Line. SS Republic was an Ocean liner built in 1871 by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line. All were of the same approximate dimensions with differences in tonnages. Tonnage is a measure of the size or Cargo capacity of a Ship.
In January, 1872, the Oceanic underwent a refit, during which a large forecastle was added to help prevent the front of the ship being inundated during high seas. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Forecastle, also spelled fo'c's'le (ˈfoʊksəl originally meant the upper deck of a Sailing ship, forward of the Foremast. The bow (pronounced &mdashrhymes with how) is a nautical term that refers to the forward part of the hull of a Ship or Boat, Two new boilers were added to increase steam pressure and thus engine power, and the four masts were shortened. Uses A Steam engine uses the expansion of steam in order to drive a Piston or Turbine to perform Mechanical work.
Oceanic continued sailing with the White Star line on the Liverpool to New York route until 11 March 1875, when she was chartered to the Occidental & Oriental Steamship Company, for service between San Francisco, Yokohama and Hong Kong. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders White Star provided the officers, while the crew was Chinese. The ship itself remained in White Star colours, but flew the O&O flag. During the repositioning voyage from Liverpool to Hong Kong, the Oceanic set a speed record for that route. Later, she also set a speed record for Yokohama to San Francisco in December 1876, and then broke her own record over that route in November, 1889, with a time of 13 days, 14 hours and 5 minutes.
On August 22, 1882, the Oceanic collided with the coastal liner City of Chester just outside of the Golden Gate; the latter ship sank, killing 16 onboard. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Golden Gate is the North American Strait connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.
In 1895, the Oceanic was returned to White Star, who planned on putting her back into service. She was sent back to Harland and Wolff for re-engining, but when the ship was inspected closely, it was found to be uneconomical to perform all the work needed. Instead, she was sold for scrap, leaving Belfast for the last time on February 10, 1896, under tow, for a scrapyard on the River Thames. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England.
Specifications
- Length: 420 feet, 4 inches (128. 4 m)
- Beam: 40 feet, 10 inches (12. 4 m)
- Tonnage: 3,707 tons
- Speed: 14. 5 knots (service speed)
- Passenger capacity: 1,166
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