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The SS ''Georgic'' was a steam ship built by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line to replace the . At the time of building she was the largest ship of her type in the world which restricted her usage to the North Atlantic. Designed as a livestock carrier she was used during the First World War to ship horses and mules for use on the Western Front. While on this service she was intercepted by the German merchant raider on the 10 December 1916. After the crew were taken off the ship she was scuttled with her cargo of 1200 horses still on board. ==Incidents== The ''Georgic'' had a somewhat accident prone career, she twice collided with the dock entrance at Liverpool, on 23 May 1896 and 5 August 1901. On 10 March 1902 she collided with barque ''Oakhurst'' at Liverpool, the latter being badly damaged as a result. On 18 January 1903 she collided with the SS ''Saxon King'' off Fleming Cap, again the latter ship bore the brunt of the damage. on 21 March 1904 she collided with the SS ''Kalabia'' in St George's Channel, both ships made Liverpool safely. On 26 November 1908 she rammed the US owned SS ''Finance'' in fog off Sandy Hook. The latter sank with the loss of four lives. 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 Georgic (1895)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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