DELPHIC / 1ST
SHE WAS BUILT IN 1897 BY HARLAND AND WOLFF AT BELFAST.SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 8273 TONS.
SHE WAS THE FIRST VESSEL USED ON THE JOINT WHITE STAR / SHAW SAVILL & ALBION SERVICE TO NEW ZEALAND.
SHE WAS USED AS A TROOP SHIP FOR THE BOER WAR IN 1900 / 1901.
DURING THE WAR SHE WAS REQUISITIONED BY THE U.K GOVERNMENT FOR THE WAR EFFORT ( LINER REQUISITION SCHEME ) SHE WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY THE GERMAN SUBMARINE UC.72 IN THE VICINITY OF BISHOPS ROCK
