-----------INFO---------ABOUT------------THE ---------TWO---- SS Belgic was a steamship of the White Star Line. The first of the company's four ships bearing this name, she was first assigned along with her sister ship the Gaelic on the route to France and South America, a new route of the company. This service was short-lived, however, and at the end of the year, the Belgic was the last White Star Line steamer to serve on this route. She was then moved to the North Atlantic route. The Gaelic (later the Hugo), was originally one of a pair of ships built by Harland and Wolff for the J.J. Bibby Company of Liverpool. Along with her sister ship, which was renamed SS Belgic, she was bought while still building by White Star for their South American routes. She was launched on 4 October 1872, though without a name. Completed on 7 January 1873, she made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Valparaiso on 29 January. However, White Star decided to abandon this route shortly after, and she was transferred to the Liverpool-New York run, making her first voyage on 10 July 1873. Gaelic made eight round voyages on this route.
ships info/ specifications Gealic- History United Kingdom Name Gaelic Owner White Star Line Port of registry Liverpool Route Liverpool – Valparaíso (1873) Liverpool-New York (1873–1874, 1875) London-New York (1874) San Francisco-Yokohama-Hong Kong (1875–1883) Builder Harland & Wolff, Belfast engines by J. Jack Rollo & Co, Liverpool Yard number 80 Launched 4 October 1872 Completed 7 January 1873 Acquired 7 January 1873 Maiden voyage 29 January 1873 Fate Sold 1883 Notes First 'Gaelic' of White Star Line Spain Name Hugo Owner Cia. de Navigacion la Flecha of Bilbao Acquired 1883 Fate Ran aground 24 September 1896 Sold for scrapping 9 December 1896 General characteristics Class & type Cargo/passenger freighter Tonnage 2,658 gross register tons Length 378 ft (115 m) Beam 36 ft (11 m) Installed power Sail Compound-expansion steam reciprocating engine, producing 1,800 ihp Propulsion single screw Sail plan four masts (rigged for sail) Speed 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) Capacity 40 1st-class Notes iron construction, single funnel Belgic-History Name Belgic (1873–1883) Goefredo (1883–1884) Owner White Star Line (1873–1883) Cia de Nav. 'La Flecha' (1883–1884) Operator White Star Line (1873–1875) Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company (1875–1883) Cia de Nav. 'La Flecha' (1883–1884) Port of registry Liverpool Builder Harland & Wolff, Belfast Yard number 81 Launched 14 January 1873 Completed 29 March 1873 Maiden voyage 29 March 1873 In service 29 March 1873 Out of service 26 February 1884 Fate Wrecked on 26 February 1884 Notes First of four "Belgic"s for the White Star Line. General characteristics Type Cargo ship Tonnage 2,652 GRT Length 370 feet (112.78 m) Beam 36 feet 4 inches (11.07 m) Propulsion Single screw Speed 12 knots (22 km/h) Capacity 40 first-class passengers
