SS Oceania (1907)
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| 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) |
SS Oceania was an Austro-Hungarian hospital ship that ran aground off Cape Rodoni, Albania, on 4 October 1918 after striking a mine in the Adriatic Sea.[1]
Oceania was built at the Alexander Stephen & Sons shipyard in Glasgow, 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 two triple expansion engines driving double screw propellers. The ship could reach a maximum speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[2]
Early career
Oceania made her maiden voyage from Trieste to New York on 26 September 1908 and kept sailing on that line until the outbreak of the First World War.[1]
