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RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched.
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RMS Oceanic (1899)
Transatlantic ocean liner
RMS Oceanic was a transatlantic ocean liner built for the White Star Line. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 6 September 1899 and was the largest ship in the world until 1901. At the outbreak of World War I she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser. On 8 August 1914 she…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
SS Great Eastern
British sailing steamship launched in 1858
SS Great Eastern was an iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by John Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall Iron Works on the River Thames, London, England. Powered by both sidewheels and a screw propeller, she was by far the largest ship ever built at…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 14
Day of the year
January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 351 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)