Oceana

Owner:
Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Co.
Registration Number:
93170
Sister Ships:
N/A
Builder:
Harland & Wolff
Belfast, Ireland
Year Built:
1888
Keel Laid Down:
N/A
Launched:
N/A
Maiden Voyage:
March 19, 1888 London - Colombo - Melbourne - Sydney
Length:
468' 3"
Beam:
52"
Draft:
N/A
Tons:
6,610 GRT
Engines:
1 x Triple expansion
Boilers:
N/A
Screws:
1
Funnels:
2
Masts:
4
Hull:
Steel
Speed:
15 knots
Crew:
N/A
Passenger Capacity:
390
First:
240
Second:
150
Fate:

Sunk March 16, 1912 in the English Channel near Beachy Head after being rammed
by the German steel barque Pisagua. Position 50.42.32N - 00.25.75E
Oceana stayed afloat 6 hours before sinking, Pisagua made port.
Nine people were killed when the lifeboat overturned while being launched.
The remaining 241 were rescued.
Career Details
1888-May 1905:
London - Colombo - Melbourne - Sydney route
May 1905-Mar. 1912:

London - Bombay route.

 

SS Oceana of 1888