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The second SS ''Laurentic'' was an 18,724-ton ocean liner built in 1927 by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, for the White Star Line. She served the White Star Line from 1927 to 1936, undergoing two collisions during her career. The ship was then transformed into an auxiliary cruiser for the Royal Navy in the Second World War. The ''Laurentic'' was torpedoed by the on 3 November 1940 off Bloody Foreland, County Donegal, Ireland, but she remained afloat. But after two more torpedoes smashed into the ship, ''Laurentic'' sank beneath the waves, taking the lives of 49 people. This was the second ship of the company to have worn the name. The first, commissioned in 1909, suffered the same fate during the First World War. ==Passenger career== The ''Laurentic'' was built in the Harland & Wolff of Belfast with the hull number 470. Launched on 16 June 1927, she was the last ship of the company using coal, and used two quadruple expansion engines powering sided propellers and a low pressure turbine for the central propeller, initiated by the .〔(''Laurentic 2'' ), ''The White Star Line''. Retrieved 11 August 2009〕 The ship was completed on 1 November 1927. On 31 December 1927 she completed her maiden voyage, sailing from Liverpool and cruising around the Mediterranean before returning to Liverpool on 17 April 1928. On 27 April 1928, the ship was transferred to the Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal route and remained there for most of her commercial career but also occasionally cruised the Mediterranean..〔(''SS Laurentic (II)'' ), ''White Star Liner''. Retrieved 11 August 2009〕 In January 1931, it was expected that the ship transferred to a Mediterranean cruise but the Great Depression made it unprofitable and eventually left the passengers for the .〔 The ''Laurentic'' had two collisions during her career. The first occurred on 3 October 1932 with the ''Lurigethen'' of the HE Moss Line. Both vessels remained afloat following the collision. The second occurred on 18 August 1935 with the ''Napier Star'' of the Blue Star Line, leaving six dead among the crew of ''Laurentic''.〔(''White Star Liner RMS and HMS Laurentic (2nd) 1927-1940 torpedoed and sunk by U-99 - 49 killed'' ), ''White Star Ships''. Retrieved 11 August 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Laurentic (1927)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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