SS Tropic (1871)
SS Federico, unknown date | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | White Star Line |
| Port of registry |
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| Ordered | 1870 |
| Builder | Thos. Royden & Co |
| Yard number | 76 |
| Laid down | 1870 |
| Launched | 14 October 1871 |
| Completed | January 1872 |
| Maiden voyage | January 8th, 1872 |
| Out of service | June 1892 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Rosyth in 1894 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | 2,122 GRT |
| Length | 99 m (326 ft) |
| Beam | 11 m (35 ft) |
| Depth | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | Steam engine |
| Propulsion | Sails and one four blade propeller |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Capacity | ~10 passengers |
| Crew | 40 |
SS Tropic was a steamship operated by the White Star Line. Built in 1871 by shipbuilders Thos. Royden & Co, the 2,122 gross register ton vessel operated on the Liverpool to Calcutta run in the earlier part of 1872, and later that year began serving South American ports from Liverpool. In 1873, the ship was sold to Serra y Font, Bilbao, and renamed Federico. She was operated by the White Star Line. She served alongside her sister ship, SS Asiatic.