SS Vedic

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SS Vedic
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History
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NameSS Vedic
Owner White Star Line
Operator White Star Line
Port of registry Liverpool
RouteBelfast-Clyde-Boston
Builder Harland & Wolff
Yard number461
Launched18 December 1917
CompletedJune 1918
Maiden voyage11 July 1918
In service10 July 1918
Out of service1934
FateScrapped in 1934
General characteristics
Type Ocean liner
Tonnage9,332  GRT
Length460.5 ft (140.4 m)
Beam58.3 ft (17.8 m)
Decks3
PropulsionDouble propeller installation triple blades.
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (design service speed)
Capacity1,250 third class

SS Vedic was an ocean liner for the White Star Line, built in 1917 by Harland & Wolff. She was immediately requisitioned as a troopship before she could begin passenger service due to the ongoing conflicts of World War One, for which she was extensively refitted. [1]

On 19 September 1919, while returning British troops home from Russia, Vedic ran aground near North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Vedic was helped back to deep water by warships and tug boats. [2]

After the War, in 1920, Vedic saw passenger service as intended. She was once again refitted as an ocean liner, and immediately after travelled the Canada-to-Liverpool immigrant route. She took the Liverpool-Australia route in 1925.

In 1934, the White Star Line merged with its chief rival, Cunard Line, forming Cunard-White Star, Ltd. The newly formed company decided that the vessel was too old and needed to be retired from service. She was one of the first ships that Cunard-White Star sent to the breakers. She was sold for scrap in 1934.

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Vedic, seen from stern in early 1920s

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