On 19 November 1935, 158 children left Sebastopol, Monmouthsire to visit this ship in Newport Docks. The Headmaster at the time entered the following quote:
"Thousands of children and hundreds of teachers made a survey of the ship impossible."
A member of the White Funnel Fleet, her maiden voyage was on 8 June 1923 from Liverpool to Montreal in Canada. Holding over 2,000 passengers this was an impressive vessel for the time.
600 in cabin class
1,700 3rd. class,
350 crew
From 1933 until her demise she was transferred from transatlantic work to cruises.
Unfortunately the vessel made contact with a French ship, Formigny. She underwent emergency repairs in Spain and was then taken to Newport to be dismantled.
www.gwentarchives.gov.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Doric_(1923)
"Thousands of children and hundreds of teachers made a survey of the ship impossible."
A member of the White Funnel Fleet, her maiden voyage was on 8 June 1923 from Liverpool to Montreal in Canada. Holding over 2,000 passengers this was an impressive vessel for the time.
600 in cabin class
1,700 3rd. class,
350 crew
From 1933 until her demise she was transferred from transatlantic work to cruises.
Unfortunately the vessel made contact with a French ship, Formigny. She underwent emergency repairs in Spain and was then taken to Newport to be dismantled.
www.gwentarchives.gov.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Doric_(1923)
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