SS Germanic (1875)

• Ottawa
• Gulcemal

The Germanic was a ship of the White Star Line and its sister ship, the Britannic.

Ship life

As Germanic

Took place on July 15, 1874 at the shipyard Harland & Wolff the launch of the Germanic. On 20 May 1875 she ran out on her maiden voyage from Liverpool. This journey took them over Queenstown to New York. On the journey, which lasted from July 30, 1875 to August 7, 1875 she won the Blue Riband with a speed of 14.65 knots. In April 1876 she improved her record to 15.76 knots. In February 1876 she made a record-breaking run in east-west direction.

In 1895 the ship was rebuilt. The Germanic received an extra deck, and their chimneys were extended. With these measures, their tonnage was increased to 5,066 GRT. On February 13, 1899, the ship capsized in New York, as you wanted it loaded with coal. On 7 June 1899, the Germanic came to salvage and repair in Belfast back on track. In October 1903, the ship was launched. In 1904 she undertook four charter trips from Southampton to New York for the American Line.

As Ottawa

1905 acquired the Dominion Line of Liverpool, the Germanic and baptized them into Ottawa. Furthermore, the first class was disbanded and turned into the second class. From April 27 1905 to September 2, 1909, she was active in the Liverpool -Montreal service.

On March 15, 1911, Ottawa was transferred to Constantinople Opel. The Deniz Bank Denizyollari Idaresi, which is based in Constantinople Opel, acquired the ship and called it in to Gul Djemal. It was in service from then on the Black Sea. On 3 May 1915 she was torpedoed in the Marmara Sea from the British submarine E14. However, it was raised again. On 6 October 1920, the ship undertook his first journey from Constantinople Opel to New York. In November 1921 she was launched. In 1928 she was renamed Gulcemal. On 16 November 1950 she reached Messina, where she was scrapped. The ship was 76 years probably one of the oldest ships of all time.