He gave an estimate to the captain that there were 129 tons of coal remaining, when at least 140 tons would have been needed for the two days sailing to New York, some 460 miles (740 km) away, consuming 70 tons per day. They in fact had more than enough remaining fuel, but the ship's engineer Mr Foxley had been purposefully under-reporting coal reserves to increase the margin for error in favour of safety. En route, because of heavy seas and strong headwinds slowing their progress, the captain, James Williams, became concerned that they would run out of coal for the boilers before reaching New York. On 20 March 1873, Atlantic departed on her 19th voyage from Liverpool with 952 people on board, of whom 835 were passengers, and 14 stowaways. John Hindley, the only child who survived the Atlantic disaster
Atlantic completed 18 crossings with no problems other than a minor incident on August 23rd, 1871 when she was hit by SS Alexandria. For her return trip (starting on 1 July 1871) she was advertised for all classes as being "unrivalled in safety, speed and comfort". She sailed for New York City on her maiden voyage on 8 June 1871. Steerage class passengers did not have access to the decks. Single males were housed forward of the cabin class area, aft of cabin class was reserved for single females and married couples. There was also provision for 1,000 steerage passengers.
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Cabin class passengers were free to come on deck. The lavatories were provided with running water and the bathrooms had water heated by steam when required. The staterooms were forward of the saloon with provision for four berth en suite accommodation as well as double cabins.
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Cabin class was amidships with a saloon measuring 80 feet (24 m) long and the full 40 feet (12 m) of the ship's beam. Two classes of accommodation were available. The four sister ships were luxurious with a standard unseen on any previous vessel. She had three decks and five bulkheads extending from keelson to maindeck. Atlantic had a depth of hold of 32 feet (9.8 m) and was 3,707 tons register. With a length of 420 feet (130 m) between perpendiculars (437 feet (133 m) overall) and a beam of 41 feet (12 m), she was slim with an aspect ratio of 1:10. įor auxiliary propulsion she was rigged as a four-masted barque. Steering was by Forrester's steam steering apparatus, as fitted to Great Eastern. To communicate from the bridge to the engine room she was fitted with a telegraph. The engines were made by George Forrester and Company at the Vauxhall foundry, Liverpool. Her primary propulsion was a four cylinder compound condensing steam engine producing 600 horsepower (450 kW) driving a single propeller giving her a speed of 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h 16.7 mph). The four liners were built for the newly created Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, commonly referred to as the White Star Line. The other vessels were Republic, Oceanic and Baltic.
It remained the deadliest civilian maritime disaster in the North Atlantic Ocean until the sinking of SS La Bourgogne on 2 July 1898 and the greatest disaster for the White Star Line prior to the loss of Titanic in April 1912.Ītlantic was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast in 1870, as one of the four Oceanic-class liners.
During the ship's 19th voyage, on 1 April 1873, she struck rocks and sank off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, killing at least 535 people.
SS Atlantic was a transatlantic ocean liner of the White Star Line that operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom, and New York City, United States. The second ship built for the White Star line after being acquired by Thomas Ismayġ compound steam engine powering a central drive shaft producing 600 hp (450 kW) Ran onto rocks Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia, 1 April 1873 and scrapped on site
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