SS Pontic

Pontic was a tender and baggage vessel of the White Star Line that was built in 1894 by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast, United Kingdom. She was sold in 1919 and continued in that role. In 1925, she was sold and used as a collier. She was scrapped in 1930.

Description
Built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast, Pontic was 150 ft long, with a beam of 26 ft and a depth of 11 ft. Pontic was propelled by a 62 bhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 13 in, 21 in and 34 in diameter by 24 in stroke. The engine was built by Harland & Wolff. It could propel the ship at 8 kn.

History
The ship was launched on 3 February 1894 from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. She was delivered on 13 April that year. The United Kingdom Official Number 102143 and Code Letters NJFK were allocated. Her port of registry was Liverpool, Lancashire.

On 9 October 1919, Pontic was sold to Rea Towing Co Ltd, Liverpool. She continued in use as a tender. On 23 January 1925, Pontic was sold to John Donaldson's Beardmore Steam Ship Co Ltd. She was placed under the management of Beardsmore Donaldson Coal Trimmers Ltd and used as a collier and sand carrier. Pontic was scrapped at a Clyde shipbreakers in 1930.