SS Bovic [SEP] manufacturer
SS Bovic
SS "Bovic" was a steamship built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast for the White Star Line.
A sister ship to the , the ship was launched on 28 June 1892, completed on 22 August 1892 and began her maiden voyage on 26 August 1892, sailing from Liverpool to New York City. The ship was intended for the Atlantic cattle trade and able to carry about 1,050 cattle on the upper main deck and had special accommodation for horses amidships. Designed to carry livestock with a small number of
she was threatened by a serious fire in a cargo hold of the SS "Bovic" which was docked adjacent to her. Fortunately the fire was brought under control before it could spread to "Oceanic". 
On 7 August 1901 in a heavy fog, near Tuskar Rock, Ireland, "Oceanic" was involved in a collision with the small Waterford Steamship Company SS "Kincora", sinking the smaller vessel and killing seven.
On 18 November 1904, four days out from New York, "Oceanic" encountered