RMS Cedric was an ocean liner of the White Star Line, the second of the Big Four ships of more than 20,000 tons, built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast as yard number 337 and launched in August 1902. She was the largest vessel in the world when she entered service in early 1903 on the route from Liverpool to New York, with two propellers driven by quadruple expansion machines for an average speed of 16 knots. In the First World War she served as an armed merchant cruiser, then as a troop transport and fuel carrier. After the war she was refitted for smaller passenger numbers, and she was withdrawn in 1931, sold to Thos. W. Ward and scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1932.
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Career
Built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast as yard number 337, she was launched in Belfast on 21 August 1902, in a private ceremony whose guests included William Pirrie, the chairman of Harland & Wolff and Bruce Ismay, chairman of White Star Line.
Specifications
The ship was propelled by two propellers powered by quadruple expansion machines generating a power of 14,000 horsepowers.
Career, status
Her last Liverpool-New York voyage commenced on 5 September 1931 and she was sold later the same year, for £22,150 to Thos. W. Ward and scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1932.
Construction
Built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast as yard number 337, she was launched in Belfast on 21 August 1902, in a private ceremony whose guests included William Pirrie, the chairman of Harland & Wolff and Bruce Ismay, chairman of White Star Line.
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RMS Cedric was an ocean liner owned by the White Star Line.
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