SS Nomadic (1911)
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For other ships with the same name, see SS Nomadic.
SS Nomadic is a former tender of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 at Belfast, that is now on display in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. She was built to transfer passengers and mail to and from the ocean liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic. She is the only surviving vessel designed by Thomas Andrews, who also helped design those two ocean liners, and the last White Star Line vessel in existence today.
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SS Nomadic converted into a museum ship in Belfast, 2018. | |
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Port of registry | Cherbourg, France |
Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
Yard number | 422 |
Laid down | 22 December 1910 |
Launched | 25 April 1911 |
Completed | 27 May 1911 |
Acquired | 27 May 1911 |
Maiden voyage | 31 May 1911 |
In service | 1911–1968 |
Out of service | 1968 |
Fate | Sold to UK |
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Name | Nomadic (1974–present) |
Operator | Titanic Belfast Ltd |
Port of registry | Cherbourg, France |
Acquired | 2006 |
Identification | IMO number: 5161110 |
Status | Museum ship, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,273 GRT |
Length | 220 ft (67 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Decks | 5 |
Installed power | 2 single-ended Scotch marine boilers |
Propulsion | 2 double-expansion engines powering 2 triple-bladed propellers |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Capacity | 1,000 passengers |
Crew | 14 |
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