SS Laurentic
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | SS Laurentic | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | ocean liner, armed merchant cruiser | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | White Star Line, Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 54.1500, -13.7333 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Laurentic was a 18,724 GRT steam ocean liner built in 1927 by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, for White Star Line. The second ship of the company to bear this name, she was the last steamship to be built for the company.
She sailed between Liverpool and Canada from 1927 to 1936. After the merger of the White Star Line with Cunard Line, she was used mainly as a cruise ship. From December 1935 to 1939, she was laid up in Liverpool.
In 1939, the Admiralty requisitioned her and had her converted into an armed merchant cruiser for the Royal Navy. On 3–4 November 1940, a U-boat torpedoed her off the west coast of Ireland when she was on a rescue mission for another ship that had been torpedoed. She sank with the loss of 49 of her complement.
Location
- Recorded position: 54.1500, -13.7333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Laurentic (1927) (revision 1354480840), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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