 SSFederico, unknown date | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | White Star Line |
| Port of registry |
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| Ordered | 1870 |
| Builder | Thos. Royden & Co |
| Yard number | 76 |
| Laid down | 1870 |
| Launched | 14 October 1871 |
| Completed | 1871 |
| Out of service | June 1892 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Rosyth in 1894 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | 2,122 GRT |
| Length | 99 m (326 ft) |
| Beam | 11 m (35 ft) |
| Depth | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | Steam engine |
| Propulsion | Sails and one four blade propeller |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Capacity | ~10 passengers[1] |
| Crew | 40 |
SSTropic was asteamship operated by theWhite Star Line. Built in 1871 by shipbuilders Thos. Royden & Co, the 2,122gross register ton vessel operated on theLiverpool toCalcutta run in 1871, and in 1872 began servingSouth American ports from Liverpool. In 1873, the ship was sold to Serra y Font, Bilbao, and renamedFederico. She was operated by the White Star Line. She served alongside her sister ship,RMSAsiatic.
SSTropic was built byThomas Royden and Sons in 1871. She and her sisterSSAsiatic were bought by the White Star Line before their construction was finished. Even thoughTropic was made to carry cargo, she also carried 10 passengers. After serving on the Liverpool to Calcutta route for one year, which proved unsuccessful, her route was changed to Liverpool toValparaiso,Peru on 5 November 1872. This also proved commercially unsuccessful.[2]
In February 1873, a lifeboat was found from the sinkingbarqueJames W. Elwell with three survivors.James W. Elwell was sailing from Liverpool toValparaíso when she caught fire and blew up ten weeks prior. Fifteen crew had taken to the boat, but twelve of them had subsequently died.[3] The survivors were taken back to Liverpool by SSTropic.
On 4 June 1873, she began her last voyage for the White Star Line. Along with her sister, she was sold, because the company was having financial difficulties after the loss ofSSAtlantic. J. Serra y font, a Spanish shipping company, bought the two ships. Tropic was renamedFederico.[2]
In 1884, she was sold to the La Flecha company, though retained her name and port of registry. After an uneventful career, she was sold for scrap in late 1894.[2][4]
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