Events for August 27
August 27, 1870
The Oceanic, a liner built in Belfast by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, is launched
The first White Star Line ship under the Ismay ownership. Often referred to as The Mother of Modern Liners. First ship to have promenade decks and running water with bathtubs for its passengers. Involved in a collision with the City of Chester (which sank) at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in 1882. Eventually scrapped in 1896.
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