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SS Atlantic (1849)
SS ''Atlantic'' may refer to, * SS ''Atlantic'' (1849), the Collins Line trans-Atlantic steamship. * SS ''Atlantic'' (1871), a steamship that struck rocks and sank off Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1873, killing at least 535 people. * SS ''Atlantic'' (1953), American passenger liner, that the Chinese magnate C.Y. Tung purchased in 1971 and converted into a university at sea under the name SS ''Universe''. See also * SS ''Atlantic Conveyor'', requisitioned in the Falklands War and hit by Argentine missiles in 1982. * SS ''Atlantic Causeway'', requisitioned in the Falklands War. * SS ''Atlantic Empress'', a Greek oil tanker that in 1979 collided with another oil tanker in the Caribbean. * SS ''Malolo'', later renamed SS ''Atlantic''. * SS ''Atlantus'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Atlantic Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic (1849 Ship)
''Atlantic'' was a wooden-hulled, side-wheel steamship launched in 1849. She was conceived as a part of an American fleet which would break the monopoly that European steamers, notably the Cunard Line, had on trans-Atlantic trade. She was the most successful of the Collins Line ships, and one of the most luxurious vessels of her day, but the company went bankrupt in 1858. She was chartered by the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army for much of the American Civl War. She supported the army's logistical requirements during major assaults, ran routine supply missions, and evacuated casualties, among other missions. After the war, ''Atlantic'' was primarily used to bring German immigrants to the United States. Over the course of her career, ''Atlantic'' completed sixty-six trans-Atlantic roundtrips, more than any other American side-wheel steamship. Construction and characteristics In 1846 Edward K. Collins made a proposal to the United States Post Office. In ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Atlantic (1870)
SS ''Atlantic'' was a transatlantic ocean liner of the White Star Line that operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom, and New York City, United States. During the ship's 19th voyage, on 1 April 1873, she struck rocks and sank off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, killing at least 535 people. It remained the deadliest civilian maritime disaster in the North Atlantic Ocean until the sinking of on 2 July 1898 and the greatest disaster for the White Star Line prior to the loss of in April 1912. History ''Atlantic'' was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast in 1870, as one of the four liners. The other vessels were , and . She was the second ship of the class. The four liners were built for the newly created Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, commonly referred to as the White Star Line. Her primary propulsion was a four cylinder compound condensing steam engine producing driving a single propeller giving her a speed of . The engines were made by George Forrester and Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Atlantic (1953)
SS ''Atlantic'' was an American-built vessel that operated for 42 years in various capacities. First designated SS ''Badger Mariner'', she was originally built as a freighter in 1953. However, her career as a cargo vessel was relatively short. In 1958, she was rebuilt as a passenger liner. Renamed SS ''Atlantic'', this ship became familiar to many American tourists during the 1960s, making cruises to the Caribbean and Mediterranean. In 1971, she was retired from commercial service and purchased by C. Y. Tung, a Chinese shipping magnate, and converted to a university at sea, first as the SS ''Universe Campus'', then as the SS ''Universe''. Freighter SS ''Badger Mariner'' was built as a 9,214 gross register ton cargo ship. Construction occurred in 1952 and 1953 at Sun Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., in Chester, Pennsylvania. She was launched on July 1, 1953. SS ''Badger Mariner'' was one of approximately 35 cargo ships of the C4-S-1a class designed and built to provide fast s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Atlantic Conveyor
''Atlantic Conveyor'' was a British merchant navy ship, registered in Liverpool, that was requisitioned during the Falklands War. She was hit on 25 May 1982 by two Argentine air-launched AM39 Exocet missiles, killing 12 sailors. ''Atlantic Conveyor'' sank whilst under tow on 28 May 1982. The wrecksite is designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. History ''Atlantic Conveyor'' was a 14,950 ton roll-on, roll-off container ship owned by Cunard. She was built along with six other container ships, each named with the prefix ''Atlantic'', and each sailing under different national flags by different companies for the Atlantic Container Line consortium. Along with her sister ship, '' Atlantic Causeway'', ''Atlantic Conveyor'' was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence at the beginning of the Falklands War through the STUFT system (Ships Taken Up From Trade). Due to the short timescales, the decision that the ship was not "a high-value unit", and a controver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Atlantic Causeway
''Atlantic Causeway'' was a container ship, operated by Cunard, and one of the merchant vessels requisitioned by the British government to support British forces in the Falklands War in 1982. Pre-war ''Atlantic Causeway'' and her sister, '' Atlantic Conveyor'' were built by Swan Hunter as part of Cunard's contribution to Atlantic Container Line, a European shipping consortium. ''Atlantic Causeway'' was completed in 1969. With the outbreak of the Falklands War in 1982, ''Atlantic Conveyor'' was requisitioned on 14 April, and ''Atlantic Causeway'' on 4 May to serve as transport and support ships for the Royal Navy taskforce being sent to retake the Falkland Islands. Falklands War ''Atlantic Causeway'' put into HMNB Devonport and was taken in hand on 6 May. She was converted to be able to carry and operate helicopters. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Atlantic Empress
SS ''Atlantic Empress'' was a Greek oil tanker that in 1979 collided with the oil tanker '' Aegean Captain'' in the Caribbean, and eventually sank, having created the fifth largest oil spill on record and the largest ship-based spill having spilled 287,000 metric tonnes of crude oil into the Caribbean Sea. It was built at the '' Odense Staalskibsværft'' shipyard in Odense, Denmark, and launched on 16 February 1974. Ship history The ''Atlantic Empress'' was a large crude oil carrier built at the '' Odense Staalskibsværft'' shipyard in Odense, Denmark, and launched on 16 February 1974. At the time of her sinking, she was owned by the South Gulf Shipping Company of Greece, and flagged in Liberia. Collision and sinking On 19 July 1979 ''Atlantic Empress'' collided with the '' Aegean Captain'', another fully laden Greek supertanker, east of the island of Tobago. At the time of the collision ''Atlantic Empress'' was sailing from Saudi Arabia to Beaumont, Texas, with a cargo of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Malolo
SS ''Malolo'' (later known as ''Matsonia'', ''Atlantic'', and ''Queen Frederica'') was a passenger liner, later cruise ship, built by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, in 1926 for the Matson Line. She was the first of a number of ships designed by William Francis Gibbs for the line, which did much to develop tourism in the Hawaiian Islands. In 1927, Matson commissioned its largest ship yet, the ''Malolo'' (flying fish) for the first-class luxury service between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Honolulu. The ''Malolo'' and other Matson liners advertised superb public rooms, spacious cabins, swimming pools, a gymnasium, and a staff, including a hairdresser, to provide a high standard of service. ''Malolo'' ''Malolo'' introduced improved safety standards, which influenced all subsequent American passenger liners. On 25 May 1927 while on her sea trials in the western Atlantic, she collided with SS ''Jacob Christensen'', a Norwegian freighter, with an impact equal to that when struck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Atlantus
SS ''Atlantus'' is the most famous of the twelve concrete ships built by the Liberty Ship Building Company in Brunswick, Georgia, United States, during and after World War I. The steamer was launched on 5 December 1918, and was the second concrete ship constructed in the World War I Emergency Fleet. The war had ended a month earlier, and so work on completing her was put on slow. She completed her sea trials (a 400-500 mile trip) and sailed to Wilmington, Delaware on her maiden voyage on 26 May 1919 for final touches, prior to sailing for New York. The Liberty Ship Building Company had their headquarters in Wilmington. She was built for service between New York and the West Indies. The ''Atlantus'' was used to transport American troops back home from Europe and also to transport coal in New England. After two years of service, the ship was retired in 1920 to a salvage yard in Virginia. In 1926, Colonel Jesse Rosenfeld purchased the ''Atlantus'' for use in the creation of a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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