Kane Dane
SS Ceramic
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: 432 Launched: 11th December, 1912 Maiden Voyage: 24th July, 1913 Liverpool – Australia Gross Tonnage: 18,495 tons Length: 655.1 ft. Beam: 69.4 ft. Decks: 4 Funnels: 1 Masts: Propellers: 3 Engines: 2 x 3 cylinder triple expansion engines + low pressure turbine to centre prop. Boilers: Speed: 15.5 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: Sister Ships: N/A Ceramic was built at the Belfast …
Calgaric
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1918 Maiden Voyage: 1923 Gross Tonnage: 16,063 tons Length: 550.3ft. Beam: 67.3ft. Decks: 2 Funnels: 1 Masts: 2 Propellers: 3 Engines: 2 x 4 cylinder triple expansion + turbine to centre propeller Boilers: 6 double boilers Speed: 16 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 190 first class, 220 second class, 480 third class Sister Ships: n/a Calgaric was originally laid down in 1914 as Orca for …
Traffic II
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1911 Maiden Voyage: N/A Gross Tonnage: 675 tons Length: 175 ft. Beam: 35 ft. Decks: 2 Funnels: 1 Masts: 1 Propellers: 2 Engines: 2 x twin cylinder compound inverted engines Boilers: Speed: 12 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 1,200 passengers from third class + mails Sister Ships: N/A Traffic was designed and built by Harland & Wolff, and launched on 27th April 1911, …
Titanic’s Whistles
It probably won’t surprise anyone familiar with the story of Titanic to learn that at the time of the Olympic-class liners’ construction, the whistles were quite naturally the ever to take to sea. Weighing-in close to 750lbs each, and constructed of heavy-duty hard-wearing bronze, they stood a little over 4ft. tall and were powered by steam. Three individual chambers, with …