Cedric (ship)
 Illustration of the SS Cedric
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The Cedric was a British passenger ship on the White Star Line .
Ship life
The Cedric was built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Here it was launched on August 21, 1902. After her equipment she left Liverpool on February 11, 1903 for her maiden voyage to New York . She was at home on this route for almost 30 years.
On October 21, 1914, she ran from Liverpool to New York for the last time. She then served as an auxiliary cruiser for the British Admiralty.
After the First World War it returned to its original place.
On January 29, 1918, the Cedric collided with the ship of the Canadian Pacific Line Montreal near Mersey Bay. The Montreal then sank.
After the repairs, the Cedric returned to the Liverpool-New York route. In 1920 the accommodations were modernized.
On September 30, 1923, she collided with the Scythia , a ship of the Cunard Line , in Queenstown harbor . At that time there was thick fog. Neither ship was seriously damaged.
In 1926, their accommodations were divided into cabin, tourist, and third class. Her last trip to Liverpool-New York was on September 5, 1931. In 1932 she was sold to Inverkeithing for demolition .