SS Tauric

SS Tauric
The SS Welshman (originally White star Liner Tauric) arriving in port
History
United Kingdom
Name
  • Tauric (1891–1903)
  • Welshman (1903–1929)
OwnerWhite Star Line
Operator
RouteLiverpool to Portland Maine (1891-1903
BuilderHarland and Wolff
Yard number237
Launched12 March 1891
Completed16 May 1891
FateScrapped 1929
General characteristics
TypeLivestock carrier
Tonnage5,727 GRT
SS Tauric departing port c. 1894.

SS Tauric was an ocean liner built in 1891 by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line and completed on 16 May 1891.[1] Though designed as a livestock carrier, Tauric carried a small amount of cabin-(second-) and steerage-(third-) class passengers.[2] Her maiden voyage began at Liverpool and ended at New York. After this, Tauric began running the Liverpool to Portland, Maine route. In 1903, the White Star Line had the ship chartered to the Dominion Line, now taking on the name Welshman. The Dominion Line in turn transferred her to the Leyland Line in 1921. She was scrapped eight years later, in 1929.

References

  1. ^ McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-7524-8861-5.
  2. ^ "Titanic's Officers – RMS Titanic – Chief Officer Henry Wilde". titanicofficers.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
SS Tauric departing port in 1896