[2], On 10 May 1934 White Star Line merged with its old rival the Cunard Line and the ship became part of the fleet of the newly amalgamated Cunard-White Star Line, both ships however retained their White Star livery and houseflag, but with the addition of the Cunard houseflag. She differed from her sister, the BRITANNIC, completed two years earlier, in a number of respects. He said: This website uses cookies to improve functionality.
Here it was decided that Georgic would undergo essential repairs which did not require dry docking: Taking eight months to complete with limited resources, her engines and generators were restored to working order, her stem was straightened, and some crew accommodation was rebuilt onboard.
One week later on 14 July 1941, while she was anchored off Port Tewfik waiting to embark 800 Italian detainees, German aircraft, sweeping the waterway for targets, spotted her and proceeded to attack.
The BRITANNIC photographed in the Mersey in 1958, ______________________________________________________________, Built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast in 1930.
On 14th September 1941 it was decided to salvage the vessel and the hulk was raised on 27th October. The BRITANNIC received a solemn reception as she sailed up to Princes Landing Stage to disembark her 353 passengers.
Shortly afterwards she sailed for Belfast, but had to anchor in Bangor Bay until 5th July awaiting a berth. The following month Georgic arrived at Faslane for breaking up.
Following repatriation work, the BRITANNIC was released in March 1947 and sent to Harland & Wolff at Liverpool who gave her a complete refit before she re-entered service on the Liverpool - New York service.
He said: "She's a wonderful ship - so comfortable and so steady even in the worst seas."
The naming of the first two classes could hardly have been more absurd - 'cabin' class obviously suggests that the other passengers did not have cabins, and 'tourist-third-cabin', a mixture of all three, would suggest that all the passengers, other than those travelling in the premier 'cabin' class, were a third-rate crowd of tourists. The forward funnel was a dummy and contained a smokeroom for the engineer officers, plus fresh water and hot water storage tanks. John Prescott, a 62 year old liftman, had been on her maiden voyage.
It, too, would need cash to replace its fleet. Early in 1946 the GEORGIC repatriated 5,000 Italian prisoners-of-war. In 1942, the first of over 1.5 million American servicemen arrived on British shores in preparation for the Allied offensives against Germany during the Second World War. Slightly larger than the BRITANNIC, her original accommodation was for a total of 1,636 passengers: 479 in first class, 557 in tourist class and 600 in third class. She is seen alongside, The BRITANNIC at anchor off Istanbul on a winter sunshine cruise in the 1950s. The GEORGIC was under repeated air attack and was indeed fortunate in not being hit. No sirens sounded and there were no crowds waiting to say 'goodbye'.
During October the ship had its holes and openings temporarily plugged and then the water was pumped out to refloat the vessel. [2], Georgic's powerplant was identical to that of her sister, consisting of two 10 cylinder four stroke Burmeister & Wain diesel engines. Within 20 minutes the fire reached ammunition in Holds No. at New York on her final voyage, November 1960. The Cunard Line required financial assistance to complete the QUEEN MARY and to build her consort, the QUEEN ELIZABETH, The White Star Line was in a similar situation with three ageing liners operating on the same route as the Cunard Line.
After several misses, the ship was hit by two bombs; the first one glanced off the side and exploded in the water, causing considerable damage to the ship's hull near the No.4 hold, causing heavy flooding, the second one hit the aft end of the boat deck, penetrated five decks, and exploded in a lift shaft, causing extensive damage to the No.5 hold, this started a fire which ignited fuel oil from ruptured fuel tanks; the fire ignited ammunition stored in the aft holds causing an explosion, which engulfed the entire rear end of the ship in flames. The BRITANNIC was sold quickly for demolition and on 16th December 1960 she left the Mersey for the last time under her own steam for Thomas W. Ward's yard at Inverkeithing, Fife, where she arrived on 19th December. Built for the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (White Star Line), and transferred to Cunard - White Star in 1934, The GEORGIC leaving Liverpool on her maiden voyage.
Between January 1949 and October 1953 Georgic was operated on the UK-Australia emigrant service, operated by Cunard, but chartered by the Australian government. In September 1948 the GEORGIC was refitted by Palmers & Company at Hebburn for the Australian and New Zealand emigrant trade. The foredeck of the BRITANNIC seen from the bridge.
Breaking up operations commenced in early February 1961 when the interior fittings were stripped out; many of these were sold at auction. Winter cruising became an increasingly important part of her work and in January 1953 the BRITANNIC sailed on a 59-day cruise to the Mediterranean with calls at 22 ports. She would be the second White Star ship to bear the name Georgic; an earlier SS Georgic had served the company between 1895 and 1916.
The BRITANNIC's passenger accommodation was originally designed for 504 cabin-class passengers, 551 in 'tourist-third-cabin' and 498 in third class. In November 1932 the GEORGIC's sailing was brought forward by two days in order that she could fit in with the postal arrangements for Christmas mail to the United States. conditions, bound for Princes Landing Stage, Liverpool. [2], Although not the largest or fastest Liners of their time, Georgic and Britannic proved popular, and were in the early-1930s the two most profitable ships in White Star Line's fleet, partly due to their lower running costs and more affordable ticket prices compared to the traditional steamships. The BRITANNIC being assisted by Alexandra tugs from her berth, in Liverpool's Gladstone Dock into the river entrance lock. Instead White Star decided to build a more economical sister ship to Britannic, which would be known as Georgic. On the following day a strong north-westerly gale rendered the wallowing GEORGIC almost unmanageable.
She was then offered for sale, but the Australian government chartered her for the summer. Georgic then left Bombay for the UK on 20 January 1943, arriving at Liverpool on 1 March, having completed the entire journey unescorted at an average speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). For this item, that is: © IWM D 25625. In June 1934 the GEORGIC was turned into a floating ballroom in aid of the David Lewis Liverpool Northern Hospital's bulding fund, During January 1935 there was a fire among some cotton bales in the ship's forward hold. She was severely damaged and sunk in 1941 by a German bombing raid whilst docked at Port Tewfik in Egypt.
Georgic was now listing to port with extensive flooding. Georgic then made a variety of journeys from Liverpool and Glasgow to the Middle East via the Cape, along with journeys between Liverpool, New York and Canada. REINA DEL MAR PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO. On 31st March 1942, twenty-six days out of Port Sudan, the ships arrived off Karachi where the GEORGIC was taken in hand by eight harbour tugs. At the time of her launch in 1931, she was the largest British motorship. Catalogue number D 25625 Part of MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND …
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whole: glass. Most cabins were provided with private facilties, and the passenger numbers became 429 in first class and 564 in tourist class. [2], A survey of the ship was then carried out by the Admiralty and the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), and a decision was made to send the ship back to Harland and Wolff in Belfast to be completely rebuilt into a troopship. Personal use for non-commercial research and private study and other uses under the UK’s exceptions to copyright and those exceptions to copyright in place where the user is located.
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