SS Pontic
 Pontic alongside the Georgic of 1895
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Pontic |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Harland & Wolff Ltd |
| Yard number | 283 |
| Launched | 3 February 1894 |
| Completed | 13 April 1894 |
| In service | 13 April 1894 |
| Out of service | 1930 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to shipbreakers in 1930 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type |
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| Tonnage | |
| Length | 150 feet 5 inches (45.85 m) |
| Beam | 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) |
| Depth | 11 feet 1 inch (3.38 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 64 bhp |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine, single screw propeller |
| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h) |
SS Pontic was a tender and baggage vessel of the White Star Line that was built in 1894 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, United Kingdom.[1] She was sold in 1919 and continued in that role. In 1925, she was sold and used as a collier. She was scrapped in 1930.
Description
[edit]Pontic was 150 feet 5 inches (45.85 m) long, with a beam of 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) and a depth of 11 feet 1 inch (3.38 m).[2] Pontic was propelled by a 62 bhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 13 inches (33 cm), 21 inches (53 cm) and 34 inches (86 cm) diameter by 24 inches (61 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Harland & Wolff.[2] It could propel the ship at 8 knots (15 km/h).[3]
History
[edit]The ship was launched on 3 February 1894 from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.[1] She was delivered on 13 April that year.[3] The United Kingdom Official Number 102143 and Code Letters NJFK were allocated. Her port of registry was Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
While in the Manchester Ship Canal on May 3 1902, the Pontic, carrying a cargo of coal, collided with a Welsh steamer named Shahristan and was badly damaged. [4] On 9 October 1919,[3] Pontic was sold to Rea Towing Co Ltd, Liverpool.[5] She continued in use as a tender. On 23 January 1925, Pontic was sold to John Donaldson's Beardmore Steam Ship Co Ltd. She was placed under the management of Beardmore Donaldson Coal Trimmers Ltd and used as a collier and sand carrier. Pontic was scrapped at a Clyde shipbreakers in 1930.[3]
See also
[edit]- SS Nomadic (1911), another White Star Line tender.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Pontic (1102143)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d "THE WHITE STAR LINE". The Merchant Navy Association. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000272/19021209/077/0005 [bare URL]
- ^ "White Star Line / Oceanic Steamship Company / White Star Line of Boston Packets". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.