SS Nomadic (1891)
SS Nomadic
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Port of registry | Liverpool, UK (1894-1923) |
Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
Yard number | 236 |
Launched | 11 February 1891 |
Completed | 14 April 1891 |
Maiden voyage | 24 April 1891 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1926 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Livestock carrier |
Tonnage | 5,749 GRT |
Length | 460 feet 10 inches (140.46 m) |
Beam | 49 feet 1 inch (14.96 m) |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
SS Nomadic was a steamship of the
She sailed fromBoer War on this service, making three trips to the cape under the designation 'HM Transport No. 34'.[2]
She was transferred to the
IMM Co. and was renamed SS Cornishman in 1904. In 1911, another SS Nomadic was made.[3] She made voyages to the US and Canada, continuing to sail these routes after her transfer to Frederick Leyland & Co. in 1921. She was finally withdrawn from service and scrapped in 1926.[2]
References
- ISBN 9780752488615.
- ^ a b "THE WHITE STAR LINE". The Merchant Navy Association. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "White Star Line / Oceanic Steamship Company / White Star Line of Boston Packets". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.