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carried 202 first class and 1,500 steerage passengers. She had a ratio of length to beam of 11:1, making her the longest "long boat" built for the
Atlantic. Her two-cylinder compound steam engine was rated at 4800 indicated horsepower giving her a normal service speed of 15 knots. Because her speed
376:. In 1879, she became the first North Atlantic liner to be fitted with electric lighting, when six incandescent lamps where shared between the dining salon, boiler rooms and engine rooms. On 29 October 1883, she collided with
438:. She trooped to the Philippines until she was seriously damaged by a fire in San Francisco on 31 January 1906. Repaired, she continued service through World War I and was finally scrapped in 1921.
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passage of 7 days, 18 hours, 2 minutes (15.21 knots). Two years later, she suffered shaft trouble on two voyages, arriving in tow, once by the
National Line's
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in 1875 as the fastest liner on the
Atlantic. She was also the largest active passenger ship for six years except for the inactive
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was undamaged. Her high coal consumption of 120 tons a day was reduced in 1887 when she was re-engined with triple expansion.
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and fuel consumption were disappointing during trials, machinery improvements were required before the ship was commissioned.
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Passenger Liners of the
Western Ocean: A Record of Atlantic Steam and Motor Passenger Vessels from 1838 to the Present Day
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in 1875 finally gave the Inman Line the five fast express liners needed for a balanced year-round weekly service.
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retained her
British registration after Inman was merged into the American Line, but her name was reduced to
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was commissioned in 1888. She served the Inman Line until 1893 when Inman was merged into the
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service consisted of four liners with service speeds of 13.5 knots and the recently completed
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in the express service with a new liner specifically designed to better White Star's new
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were replaced in the
American Line's weekly mail fleet by the new express liners, the
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Record breakers of the North
Atlantic, Blue Riband Liners 1838–1953
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was the Inman Line's premier unit for thirteen years until
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plans to build two larger and faster editions of the
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Victorian-era passenger ships of the United
Kingdom
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419:was placed on the Antwerp–New York route for the
383:47 nautical miles (87 km) north east of the
1053:World War I passenger ships of the United States
423:with occasional sailings for the American Line.
239:later names: SS Berlin (1893), SS Meade (1898)
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634:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1883
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430:was sold to the U.S. Government for the
304:, Inman's fleet on the competing weekly
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1048:Passenger ships of the United States
326:Class liners. The completion of the
333:Larger than the White Star liners,
1038:Maritime incidents in October 1883
470:. John De Graff. pp. 119–120.
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1023:Steamships of the United Kingdom
516:"Latest Shipping Intelligence".
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1043:Steamships of the United States
372:and the second behind Inman's
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505:. London: Whittaker & Co.
501:Macginnis, Arthur J. (1900).
466:Gibbs, C. R. Vernon (1957).
191:488.6 ft (148.9 m)
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199:44.2 ft (13.5 m)
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159:Sold 1898, scrapped 1921
486:Kludas, Arnold (1999).
401:. In 1895, she and the
164:General characteristics
294:When Inman learned of
290:Development and design
432:Spanish–American War
583:(Eastbound record)
551:(Westbound record)
346:In September 1875,
270:Caird & Company
114:Caird & Company
503:The Atlantic Ferry
490:. London: Chatham.
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150:Blue Riband winner
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581:Blue Riband
549:Blue Riband
385:Tuskar Rock
352:Britannic's
256:Blue Riband
252:ocean liner
173:Ocean Liner
1018:1874 ships
1012:Categories
896:USFC
800:Erie Belle
740:West Ridge
728:Marco Polo
642:Shipwrecks
442:References
362:Queenstown
260:Inman Line
212:Propulsion
144:Honors and
83:Inman Line
972:Euphrates
970:HMS
909:HMS
898:Fish Hawk
764:Rotterdam
666:USS
561:Britannic
518:The Times
426:In 1898,
378:HMS
323:Britannic
306:Liverpool
268:Built by
220:Sail plan
183:5491 tons
105:crossing.
812:Manistee
788:Far West
752:Taitsing
704:Grappler
668:Ashuelot
593:Germanic
540:Germanic
531:Records
411:and the
409:St Louis
366:New York
357:Germanic
354:sister,
310:New York
258:for the
128:Launched
122:Scotland
118:Greenock
103:Atlantic
64:Namesake
27:Inman's
967:29 Dec:
955:10 Dec:
947:Triumph
943:29 Nov:
931:29 Oct:
919:27 Aug:
906:25 Aug:
893:13 Jul:
881:11 May:
832:27 Dec:
820:25 Dec:
808:c. Nov:
796:21 Nov:
784:c. Oct:
772:18 Oct:
760:26 Sep:
748:20 Sep:
724:22 Jul:
700:29 Apr:
663:18 Feb:
413:St Paul
360:with a
301:Oceanic
223:3 masts
180:Tonnage
110:Builder
36:History
996:1884 →
989:← 1882
885:Gaelic
716:Daphne
712:3 Jul:
688:5 Mar:
651:7 Jan:
573:Baltic
428:Berlin
417:Berlin
399:Berlin
188:Length
146:awards
68:Berlin
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911:Jumna
848:Agnes
586:1875
554:1875
436:Meade
370:Egypt
236:Notes
228:Speed
207:Steam
99:Route
74:Owner
860:Mona
856:Unk:
844:Unk:
736:Jul:
676:Feb:
380:Hawk
196:Beam
169:Type
156:Fate
54:Name
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