Corinthic class ocean liner

The "Corinthic"-class ocean liners were a three ship class of ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line in the early 20th century.

The first ship built was SS "Corinthic", followed by SS "Athenic". Both were launched in 1902. The "Athenic" was launched as a dual purpose cargo/passenger ship. The last ship, SS "Ionic", was launched one year later. In the First World War, all three ships were used as troop transports. Their route was from Liverpool to New Zealand. In 1928, the "Athenic" was sold to a Norwegian firm and converted into a whaling ship. The SS "Corinthic" was scrapped in 1931. In the Second World War, the "Athenic" was torpedoed twice and sunk by "U-69" but later she was raised and return to her owner. She was scrapped in 1962. In 1934, the "Ionic" was sold to Shaw, Savill, and Albion Line and was scrapped two years later.