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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
11,973 gross 1899 at Belfast, Ireland by Harland & Wolff White Star Line 550.2ft x 63.3ft x 39.9ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1899  Maiden voyage Liverpool - Sydney via Cape TownAtlantic Journey ID 3913
 1901  Liverpool     Australia  Nov. 24 Arrived in AlbanyTransatlantc ID
 1917  Liner Requisition SchemeAtlantic Journey ID 3914
 1919  Torpedoed but reached port for repairsAtlantic Journey ID 3915
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White Star Line steamship Persic
White Star Line steamship Persic
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White Star Line steamship Perisc - at Liverpool
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The Persic was built in 1899 by Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast. Her tonnage was 11,973 tons gross, 11,185 under deck and 7,820 net. Dimensions: Poop 57 feet long, bridge deck 107 feet, and forecastle 55 feet. She had one funnel, 4 masts and 3 decks. She was fitted with electric light and refrigerating machinery. Water ballast. She had twin screws and quadruple expansion engines with 8 cylinders of 22, 31½, 46 and 67 inches diameter each pair, and stroke 51 inches. The engine delivered 641 nominal horsepower giving the ship a speed of 13.5 knots. The engine built by by Harland & Wolff. Call sign: BKGS. Official registration #: 110620 [1908-09 Lloyd's Registry of shipping, subm. Gilbert Provost]

White Star Line steamship Persic
White Star Line steamship Persic
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Persic - White Star Line steamship
Persic - White Star Line steamship
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