SS Oceanic (1870)

All were of the same approximate dimensions with differences in tonnage, with the exception of the Adriatic and the Celtic, the designs for which were later modified to slightly increase their sizes.[3] In January 1872, Oceanic underwent a refit, during which a large forecastle was added to help prevent the bow being inundated during high seas.[3] Oceanic continued sailing with the White Star Line on the Liverpool to New York City route until 11 March 1875, when she became surplus to the company's needs on the North Atlantic when the larger Britannic entered service.[3] On 22 August 1888, Oceanic collided with the coastal liner SS City of Chester just outside the Golden Gate; the latter ship sank, killing 16 on board.[4][page needed] On 7 January 1890, Nellie Bly boarded Oceanic in Yokohama to cross the Pacific as part of her voyage Around the World in Seventy-Two Days.She was sent back to Harland and Wolff for new engines to be installed, but when the ship was inspected closely, it was found not to be cost-effective to carry out the work.
Builder's model, at the Merseyside Maritime Museum , showing the ship as altered in 1872.
Oceanic at Amoy in 1879
A painting of Oceanic (left) standing by the sinking City of Chester
OceanicQueenstownNew YorkWilliam Lionel WyllieWhite Star LineOccidental and Oriental Steamship CompanyLiverpoolYokohamaHarland and WolffBelfastOceanic-classOcean linerBarqueAtlanticPacificMerseyside Maritime Museumpounds-force per square inchcompound steam enginestrokemizzenmastfour-masted barquewatertight compartmentsvibrationPortholessister shipsBalticRepublicAdriaticCeltictonnageCunard LineforecastleNew York CityBritannicPacific OceanSan FranciscoHong KongCity of ChesterSS City of ChesterGolden GateNellie BlyAround the World in Seventy-Two DaysRiver ThamesRMS Oceanic (1899)Oceanic (unfinished ship)Gross Domestic Product deflatorMeasuringWorthNomadicRed JacketBlue JacketTayleurRoyal StandardTropicAsiaticTrafficGaelicBelgicGermanicArabicCopticTeutonicMajesticMagneticTauricNaronicGothicPonticGeorgicDelphicCymricPersicSuevicAthenicCorinthicCedricVictorianArmenianRomanicCreticCanopicGallicLaurenticMeganticZeelandOlympicZealandicTitanicCeramicVaderlandLaplandJusticiaBardicMobileHomericHaverfordPittsburghReginaAlberticCalgaricBritannic (1929)Georgic (1931)Oceanic classJubilee classAthenic classBig FourOlympic classList of White Star Line shipsOceanic-class ocean linersShipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1888The GoolwaMay QueenEastminsterWilliam H. StarbuckW. W. StoryEllengowanAlhambraBeaverSud America IFleetwingUSFC GrampusEstrella de ChileVaitarnaYaquina BayEarl SpencerHMS ResistanceLesbianGreat WesternAngleseySnaefellBenbrack← 18871889 →