Category: SS Hanoverian (1902)

Categories: Leyland Line | Ships by Name | 1900s Ships

The steel-hulled ship was built by R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd. of Hebburn for Frederick Leyland & Co. and launched on 25 February 1902 as SS Hanoverian. In July 1902 she entered service in the Leyland Line. Hanoverian was transferred to the Dominion Line and renamed SS Mayflower, entering service between Liverpool and Boston in April 1903. In November 1903 she was transferred to the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company's White Star Line, and was renamed SS Cretic. In 1917 she was taken over by the British government under their Liner Requisition Scheme to serve as a troopship during World War I. Cretic returned to commercial service in September 1919 on the White Star Line's Mediterranean service. In 1923 Cretic was transferred back to the Leyland Line, and renamed SS Devonian served on the Liverpool-Boston route until the end of her career in September 1928, apart from making three voyages under charter to the Red Star Line from Antwerp to New York in 1927-28. In 1929 she was broken up by P & W McLellan of Bo’ness, Scotland.

This is a Ship Name Category for Linking categories grouped by the Ships Voyages
Not intended for the Categorisation of individual Profiles which can be Categorised under the following Voyage Categories
but If you don't know which voyage your individual traveled on or it isn't listed yet, then link them here so that at some stage they can be moved to the correct voyage.

- Voyages are dated from the Year they departed not the Year they arrive at their destination, If not in the same year

- Not all Voyages may be listed

See also:

• Wikipedia: SS Cretic
• Great Ships: S.S. Cretic / S.S. Devonian

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