Britannic-class ocean liner
.jpg) Postcard of MV Britannic, the first liner of the class
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Operators: | |
| Preceded by: | Olympic-class ocean liner |
| Succeeded by: | RMS Queen Mary |
| In service: | 1930–1961 |
| Planned: | 2 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| Scrapped: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage: | 27,666 GRT–27,759 GRT |
| Length: | 208.4–216.7 m (683 ft 9 in–710 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 25.1 m (82 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Depth: | 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in) |
| Decks: | 8 |
| Installed power: | 4,214 hp (3,142 kW) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)[2] |
| Capacity: |
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| Notes: | First White Star Line motor vessel |
The Britannic-class ocean liners were a pair of British ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line between 1927 and 1932. They were the company's first motor vessels, also the largest of this kind built in the United Kingdom at that time. Both liners were designed with features borrowed from the larger but never completed Oceanic. Both were the last vessels built for the company before its merger with the Cunard Line.
Ships
There were two ships in this class:
| Name | Built | Builders | Operators | In service | Tonnage | Image |
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| MV Britannic | 1929 | Harland & Wolff | White Star Line, Cunard-White Star Line, and Cunard Line | 1930–1961 | 27,666 GRT | .jpg) |
| MV Georgic | 1931 | Harland & Wolff | White Star Line, Cunard-White Star Line, Ministry of War Transport, and Ministry of Transport | 1932–1956 | 27,759 GRT |  |
References
- ↑ "Steamers & Motorships". Lloyd's Register (PDF). II. London: Lloyd's Register. 1931. Retrieved 6 December 2020. Search this book on
- ↑ Harnack 1949, p. 461.
Bibliography
- Harnack, Edwin P (1949) [1903]. All About Ships & Shipping (8th ed.). London: Faber and Faber. Search this book on
External links
- "Georgic". Chris' Cunard Page. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- "Britannic". Chris' Cunard Page. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- Othfors, Daniel (7 May 2018). "Georgic (II) – TGOL". The Great Ocean Liners. Retrieved 15 September 2021. Unknown parameter
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