SS Canopic
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = SS Canopic.jpg | Ship caption = SS Canopic }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = United Kingdom | Ship flag = {{Shipboxflag|United Kingdom|civil}} | Ship name = * SS Commonwealth (1900-1903)
| Ship namesake = | Ship owner = | Ship operator = * File:Dominion_Line_Flag.svg Dominion Line (1900-1903)
| Ship registry = | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Harland & Wolff, Belfast | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 31 May 1900 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship identification = | Ship motto = | Ship nickname = | Ship fate = Scrapped, 1925 | Ship notes = | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Ship class = | Ship type = Passenger liner | Ship tonnage = *{{GRT|12,268}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{Convert|578|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{Convert|59|ft|3|in|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship depth = {{Convert|35|ft|10|in|abbr=on}} | Ship hold depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = *Harland & Wolff 988 nhp 6-cylinder triple expansion steam engine
| Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = {{Convert|16|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range = | Ship endurance = | Ship capacity = * 1,300 passengers:
| Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} |
SS Canopic was a passenger liner of the White Star Line.
The ship was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast for the Dominion Line, and launched on 31 May 1900 as the Commonwealth. The {{GRT|12,268}} ship was {{Convert|578|ft|m}} long, and powered by a 988 nhp 6-cylinder triple expansion steam engine which gave her a service speed of {{Convert|16|kn}}. She could carry up to 1,300 passengers.{{cite web |url= http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=commo |title=Commonwealth, Dominion Line |first=Borge |last=Solem |work=norwayheritage.com |year=2012 |accessdate=6 November 2012}}
The ship initially operated between Liverpool and Boston, but in 1903 she was transferred to the White Star Line and renamed Canopic. Her first crossing for the White Star Line began on 14 January 1904, on which she sailed from Liverpool to Boston. Immediately after this first crossing, she joined the Romanic and Republic on the White Star Line's new Mediterranean service, on which she would remain for more than 13 years. She was requisitioned for war service between 1917 and 1919, then served on the Liverpool–Montreal route until 1925, when she was scrapped at Briton Ferry, Wales.{{cite web |url=http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=canop |title=Canopic, White Star Line |first=Borge |last=Solem |work=norwayheritage.com |year=2012 |accessdate=6 August 2022}} Timber panelling from the dining hall was salvaged and installed in the former Canopic Restaurant at Mumbles from where it was later reinstalled in the town's White Rose hotel.{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/ahistoryofmumbles/mumbles-pubs/the-white-rose-story-by-brian-e-davies |title=A History of Mumbles |first=Bryan E. |last=Davies |accessdate=6 August 2022}}
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External links
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- [https://www.reddit.com/r/OceanLinerArchitect/comments/q3ej05/many_photos_of_the_ss_commonwealth_ss_canopic/ Multiple images of the Commonwealth including interior]
{{White Star Line ships}}
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Category:Ships built in Belfast
Category:Ships of the Dominion Line