MV Britannic was a British transatlantic ocean liner launched in 1929 and scrapped in 1961, the penultimate ship built for the White Star Line before its 1934 merger with Cunard. Harland and Wolff laid her keel on slip number one at Belfast in 1927. When built she was the largest motor ship in the UK Merchant Navy, with each of her two propellers driven by a ten-cylinder, four-stroke, double-acting diesel engine. Her running mate was Georgic. Diesel propulsion, economical speeds and modern cabin ship facilities let her and Georgic turn a profit through the 1930s, when many liners could not. She was requisitioned in the Second World War, resumed service on the New York route, made cruises, and arrived at Inverkeithing in December 1960 to be scrapped, which was complete by the end of 1961.
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MV Britannic was a British transatlantic ocean liner that was launched in 1929 and scrapped in 1961.
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Diesel propulsion, economical speeds and modern "cabin ship" passenger facilities enabled Britannic and Georgic to make a profit throughout the 1930s, when many other liners were unable to do so.
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Britannic was scrapped in 1961 after three decades of service.
Construction
On 14 April 1927 Harland and Wolff laid Britannic's keel on slip number one in its Belfast yard.
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MV Britannic was a British transatlantic ocean liner that was launched in 1929 and scrapped in 1961.
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