BELFAST, Ireland, Jan. 14. -- The White Star Line steamer Oceanic, the largest ship ever built, was successfully launched at Harlan Wolff's yard this morning, in the presence of an enormous crowd.
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The grand liner, once the pride of the White Star Line, had met its end. The Oceanic earned the unfortunate distinction of being the first Allied passenger ship lost in the Great War, a tragic ...
The official announcement, stark and succinct, confirmed the sinking: "The Secretary of the Admiralty announced that the armed merchant cruiser Oceanic, of the White Star Line, was wrecked near the ...