| History | |
|---|---|
 Austria-Hungary | |
| Name | Oceania |
| Owner | Unione Austriaca di Navigazione |
| Port of registry |  Austria-Hungary,Trieste |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen & Sons |
| Yard number | 423 |
| Laid down | 1907 |
| Launched | 10 September 1907 |
| Completed | 1907 |
| Maiden voyage | 26 September 1908 |
| In service | 26 September 1908 |
| Fate | Ran aground after striking a mine on 4 October 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship/Hospital ship |
| Tonnage | 5,368 GRT |
| Length | 119.2 m (391 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | 2 triple expansion engines |
| Propulsion | 2 screw propellers |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
SSOceania was an Austro-Hungarianhospital ship that ran aground offCape Rodoni, Albania, on 4 October 1918 after striking amine in theAdriatic Sea.[1]
Oceania was built at theAlexander Stephen & Sons shipyard inGlasgow,Scotland in 1907. She was launched on 10 September 1907 and completed that same year. The ship was 119.2 metres (391 ft 1 in) long and had a beam of 15.2 metres (49 ft 10 in). She was assessed at 5,368 gross register tons (GRT) and had twotriple expansion engines driving double screw propellers. The ship could reach a maximum speed of 15knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[2]
Oceania made her maiden voyage fromTrieste toNew York on 26 September 1908 and kept sailing on that line until the outbreak of theFirst World War.[1]
After the start of World War I,Oceania was requisitioned by the Austro-Hungarian Navy in October 1915 for service as ahospital ship. All hospital ships were distinctively painted in white with a green stripe down the side and three red crosses on each side as well, this was done to differentiate these "non-combatant" vessels from other shipping. But sometimes even these non-combatants became targets of enemy submarines.Oceania was given the prefix HS, which stands for Hospital Ship.[1]
Oceania struck amine in theAdriatic Sea and subsequently beached herself offCape Rodoni, Albania, before being abandoned on 4 October 1918. The wreck ofOceania was thereafter torpedoed and sunk by the Austro-Hungarian torpedo boatTb 16 on 15 October 1918, to avoid her falling into Italian hands. No lives are reported to have been lost during these events.[1]
The current condition of the wreck is unknown.[2]
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