SS Persic
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SS Persic was a cargo vessel of the White Star Line
, built by Harland and Wolff in 1899. She traveled the Liverpool-Sydney route. On October 26, 1899, Persic assisted the crew of the schooner Maudra, which had caught on fire.
She was requisitioned as a troopship during World War I. During her wartime service, the Persic was torpedoed by a German U-boat (believed to be U-87) in 1918 off the Scilly Isles. Despite substantial damage, she limped back to port under her own power.
In 1920, Persic was refitted as a passenger vessel. Following this, she was scrapped in 1927, with a successful seven-year career as a liner behind her. In addition to this, she gave 28 years of reliable service.
White Star Line
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British shipping company, today most famous for its ill-fated vessel, the RMS Titanic, and the World War I loss of Titanics sister ship Britannic...
, built by Harland and Wolff in 1899. She traveled the Liverpool-Sydney route. On October 26, 1899, Persic assisted the crew of the schooner Maudra, which had caught on fire.
She was requisitioned as a troopship during World War I. During her wartime service, the Persic was torpedoed by a German U-boat (believed to be U-87) in 1918 off the Scilly Isles. Despite substantial damage, she limped back to port under her own power.
In 1920, Persic was refitted as a passenger vessel. Following this, she was scrapped in 1927, with a successful seven-year career as a liner behind her. In addition to this, she gave 28 years of reliable service.