Atlantic (1871)

Builder:
Harland & Wolff LTD.
Belfast, Ireland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1871
Launched:
December 1, 1870
Sister Ships:
Baltic, Oceanic, Republic
Maiden Voyage:
June 8, 1871
Liverpool - Queenstown - New York
Fate:
Wrecked April 1, 1873 on Marr's Rock, Meaghers Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Between 545 and 585 lives lost. About 350 survivors.
(931 reported as being on board when ship sailed from Queenstown)
Ship broke up and sank.


Owner:
Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.
(White Star Line)
Liverpool, England


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
420' 3"
Engines:
2 two cylinder compound by G. Forester, Liverpool
Beam:
40'
Boilers:
12 coal fired by Maudsley, Sons & Field
Draft:
31' (depth)
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
3,707
HP:
600
Displacement:
N/A
Speed:
14.5 knots
Crew:
166
Funnels:
1
Passengers:
1,166 (a)
Masts:
4 (rigged for sail)

Construction notes:
(a):
166 first class


Captains:
From
To
Name
Apr. 1, 1873
J. H. Williams (at time of loss)

History:
1871-1873:

18 round trip voyages Liverpool - Queenstown - New York.
(sank on 19th)


Builder's Data
Page revised Aug. 7, 2007