Two four-cylinder quadruple-expansion steam engines
Propulsion
Two propellers
Speed
13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) service speed
Capacity
320 passengers
15,000 DWT of cargo capacity
SS Afric was a steamship built for White Star Line by Harland and Wolff shipyards. She was of the Jubilee class, had a reported gross register tonnage of 11,948, and had a port of registry of Liverpool, England.[1]Afric was launched on November 16, 1898, and was involved in shipping between Liverpool and Australia.[2]
Afric was the first of five Jubillee-class ships built by White Star Line for their new service to Australia, the others were Medic, Persic, Runic and Suevic. Afric was a single-funnel liner with a capacity for 320 third-class passengers on three decks, she also had substantial cargo capacity with seven cargo holds, most of them refrigerated for the transport of Australian meat.[2][3]
^"Harland and Wolff – Shipbuilding and Engineering Works". www.theyard.info. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ abKerbrech, Richard De (2009). Ships of the White Star Line. Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-0-7110-3366-5.
^"The S.S. Afric". Portland Guardian (Vic.: 1876 – 1953). 22 November 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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