Magic
Magic - Classic - Killarney - Attiki
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Belfast Steamship Company
ship
Magic
. which started on the main Belfast SS express night route from Liverpool to Belfast.
Magic
was built in 1893 by Harland & Wolff for the
Belfast Steamship Company
. It was originally planned to name her
Electric
(she would have been the second ship of this name in the fleet).
Magic
was the most impressive ship in the fleet, and her cost was a substantial £65000 at a time when the company was facing serious financial difficulties. Triple expansion engines drove her at a claimed 19 knots, which reduced passage times to just over 8 hours, compared to the 11 hours of her running mates
Optic
and
Caloric,
and so schedules clearly showed which sailings were taken by the
Magic
. This disparity remained until the arrival of
Graphic
and
Heroic
in 1905. In 1899,
Magic
was chartered for a cruise to the Hebrides and Orkneys, a foretaste of her later employment as
Killarney
.
Magic
was very much the third ship once the larger and faster
Graphic
and
Heroic
were delivered. When the even larger
Patriotic
arrived in 1912, she was laid up for much of the year except for relief duties.
Magic
served as a hospital ship during the 1914-18 war. The Royal Navy launched a destroyer named
HMS Magic
in 1915, which caused some confusion. At some point in 1916,
Magic
was renamed
Magic II
, The Admiralty initially decided to to call her the
Magician
, but later settled upon
Classic
from June 1918. this became official when she was returned to the
Belfast Steamship Company
in 1919. Since
Heroic
remained in naval service until 1920,
Classic
resumed regular Liverpool-Belfast service with the
Graphic
and
Patriotic
. When
Heroic
finally returned,
Graphic
was sent to run between Ardrossan-Belfast through the summer of 1920, and so
Classic
remained in daily use. When
Graphic
returned to Liverpool,
Classic
was chartered to the City of Cork SP Co for their Liverpool and Fishguard to Cork services.
Classic
reverted to the Belfast service when
Graphic
was sunk near Belfast in June 1923.
Classic
was reboilered and converted to oil firing after the return to service of
Graphic
, and was then officially transferred to the City of Cork SP Co, who renamed her the
Killarney
. She remained with the Cork company until 1930, having been displaced by the motorship
Innisfallen
.
Killarney
was converted into a "cruising yacht" for cruises form Liverpool to Scotland, which she maintained until the 1939 war started. After was service,
Killarney
was laid up until sale in 1947 to Epirotiki Lines. Her place as cruising yacht was taken by the ex-
Patriotic
, now
Lady Killarney
. Epirotiki renamed
Killarney
as
Attiki
, but she was wrecked in October 1951.
Ship Names on this Page:-
Magic
(Belfast SS: 1893-1919)
Classic
(Belfast SS: 1919-1924)
Killarney
(City of Cork SP Co: 1924-1931)
Killarney
(Coast Lines: 1931-1947)
Attiki
(Epirotiki: 1947-1951)
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Magic
(Belfast SS: 1893-1919)
Classic
(Belfast SS: 1919-1924)
Magic
was built in 1893 by Harland & Wolff for the
Belfast Steamship Company
. It was originally planned to name her
Electric
(she would have been the second ship of this name in the fleet).
Magic
was the most impressive ship in the fleet, and her cost was a substantial £65000 at a time when the company was facing serious financial difficulties. Triple expansion engines drove her at a claimed 19 knots, which reduced passage times to just over 8 hours, compared to the 11 hours of her running mates
Optic
and
Caloric,
and so schedules clearly showed which sailings were taken by the
Magic
. This disparity remained until the arrival of
Graphic
and
Heroic
in 1905. In 1899,
Magic
was chartered for a cruise to the Hebrides and Orkneys, a foretaste of her later employment as
Killarney
.
Magic
was very much the third ship once the larger and faster
Graphic
and
Heroic
were delivered. When the even larger
Patriotic
arrived in 1912, she was laid up for much of the year except for relief duties.
Magic
served as a hospital ship during the 1914-18 war. The Royal Navy launched a destroyer named
HMS Magic
in 1915, which caused some confusion. At some point in 1916,
Magic
was renamed
Magic II
, The Admiralty initially decided to to call her the
Magician
, but later settled upon
Classic
from June 1918. this became official when she was returned to the
Belfast Steamship Company
in 1919. Since
Heroic
remained in naval service until 1920,
Classic
resumed regular Liverpool-Belfast service with the
Graphic
and
Patriotic
. When
Heroic
finally returned,
Graphic
was sent to run between Ardrossan-Belfast through the summer of 1920, and so
Classic
remained in daily use. When
Graphic
returned to Liverpool,
Classic
was chartered to the City of Cork SP Co for their Liverpool and Fishguard to Cork services.
Classic
reverted to the Belfast service when
Graphic
was sunk near Belfast in June 1923.
Classic
was reboilered and converted to oil firing after the return to service of
Graphic
, and was then officially transferred to the City of Cork SP Co, who renamed her the
Killarney
.
Killarney
(City of Cork: 1924-1931)
When
Graphic
returned to Liverpool,
Classic
was chartered to the City of Cork SP Co for their Liverpool and Fishguard to Cork services.
Classic
reverted to the Belfast service when
Graphic
was sunk near Belfast in June 1923.
Classic
was reboilered and converted to oil firing after the return to service of
Graphic
, and was then officially transferred to the City of Cork SP Co, who renamed her the
Killarney
. She remained with the Cork company until 1930, having been displaced by the motorship
Innisfallen
.
Killarney
was converted into a "cruising yacht" for cruises form Liverpool to Scotland, which she maintained until the 1939 war started. After was service,
Killarney
was laid up until sale in 1947 to Epirotiki Lines. Her place as cruising yacht was taken by the ex-
Patriotic
, now
Lady Killarney
. Epirotiki renamed
Killarney
as
Attiki
, but she was wrecked in October 1951.
Official City of Cork SP Co postcard of
Killarney
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Killarney
(Coast Lines: 1931-1947)
When
Graphic
returned to Liverpool,
Classic
was chartered to the City of Cork SP Co for their Liverpool and Fishguard to Cork services.
Classic
reverted to the Belfast service when
Graphic
was sunk near Belfast in June 1923.
Classic
was reboilered and converted to oil firing after the return to service of
Graphic
, and was then officially transferred to the City of Cork SP Co, who renamed her the
Killarney
. She remained with the Cork company until 1930, having been displaced by the motorship
Innisfallen
.
Killarney
was converted into a "cruising yacht" for cruises form Liverpool to Scotland, which she maintained until the 1939 war started. After was service,
Killarney
was laid up until sale in 1947 to Epirotiki Lines. Her place as cruising yacht was taken by the ex-
Patriotic
, now
Lady Killarney
. Epirotiki renamed
Killarney
as
Attiki
, but she was wrecked in October 1951.
Official Coast Lines postcard of
Killarney
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Official Coast Lines postcard of
Killarney
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Official Coast Lines postcard of
Killarney
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Official Coast Lines postcard of
Killarney
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Official Coast Lines postcard of
Killarney
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Postcard of
Killarney
Postcard of
Killarney
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Postcard of
Killarney
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Postcard of
Killarney
Postcard of
Killarney
Attiki
(Epirotiki: 1947-1951)
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