SS Athenic [SEP] manufacturer
SS Athenic
SS "Athenic was a British passenger liner built by Harland & Wolff shipyards for the White Star Line in 1901. In 1928, she came to a Norwegian company and was renamed SS "Pelagos. Torpedoed in 1944, she was refloated the following year and continued to serve until her demolition in 1962.
History.
The 12,234-ton steamship "Athenic" was built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast and launched on 17 August 1901. "Athenic" was the first of three identical sister ships which
New Zealand. In 1928, the "Athenic" was sold to a Norwegian firm and converted into a whaling ship. The SS "Corinthic" was scrapped in 1931. In the Second World War, the "Athenic" was torpedoed twice and sunk by but later she was raised and returned to her owner. She was scrapped in 1962. In 1934, the "Ionic" was sold to the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line and was scrapped two years later.
References.
- "Athenic"-class ocean liners at