The SS Ionic is a British White Star Line steamer .
| "Ionik" | |
|---|---|
| SS Ionic | |
 | |
| Flag |  United Kingdom |
| Class and type of vessel | Passenger ship |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Call sign | TSFH |
| Organization |  White star line |
| Manufacturer | Harland and Wolff |
| Launched | May 22, 1902 |
| Commissioned | January 16, 1903 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | April 22, 1935 |
| Status | cut into metal |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 12 232 t with a draft of 9.4 m |
| Length | 157.1 m |
| Width | 19.3 m |
| Mover | 2 screws |
| Speed | 14 knots |
| Passenger capacity | 688 people |
Launched May 22, 1902 in Belfast at the shipyard " Harland and Wolff ". January 16, 1903 went on his first voyage from London to Wellington , making a stop in Cape Town . Was the first ship with the Marconi radio installation on this route. At the beginning of World War I transported New Zealand expeditionary forces. January 31, 1915 he returned to passenger service (until 1918 he went through the Panama Canal ). In 1927, he came to the aid of a French fishing vessel Daisy, stranded in the Grand Newfoundland Bank area. In 1929, the third class was removed from the ship. In 1934, the Kunard - White Star Line management decided to sell the Ionika to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. She tried to find him a use, but at the end of 1935 sent on a last trip to Osaka . It was disposed of in the same place in January-February 1936.