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The Germanic was a ship of the White Star Line and the sister ship of the Britannic .
Ship life
As Germanic
On July 15, 1874 took place at the shipyard Harland & Wolff of the launching of the Germanic . On May 20, 1875, she sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage . This trip took her to New York via Queenstown . On the voyage, which lasted from July 30, 1875 to August 7, 1875, she got the Blue Ribbon at a speed of 14.65 knots. In April 1876 she improved her record to 15.76 kn. In February 1876 she made a record run in a west-east direction.
In 1895 the ship was converted. The Germanic received an extra deck and its chimneys were lengthened. With these measures, their tonnage was increased to 5,066 GRT. On February 13, 1899, the ship capsized in New York when they wanted to load it with coal. On June 7, 1899, the Germanic returned to service after being recovered and repaired in Belfast . In October 1903 the ship was launched . In 1904 she made four charter trips from Southampton to New York for the American Line .
As Ottawa
In 1905, the Dominion Line from Liverpool acquired Germanic and renamed it Ottawa . Furthermore, the first class was dissolved and converted into the second class. From April 27, 1905 to September 2, 1909 she was active in the Liverpool- Montreal service.
As Gul Djemal
On March 15, 1911, the Ottawa was transferred to Constantinople . The Denizbank Denizyollari Idaresi , which is based in Constantinople, acquired the ship and renamed it Gul Djemal . From then on she did her job in the Black Sea . On May 3, 1915, she was torpedoed by the British submarine E14 in the Sea of Marmara . However, it was lifted again. On October 6, 1920, the ship made its first voyage from Constantinople to New York. It was launched in November 1921. In 1928 she was renamed Gulcemal . It reached Messina on November 16, 1950 , where it was scrapped. At 76 years of age, the ship was probably one of the longest-serving ships of all time.
