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FAMOUS ATLANTIC FLIERS 



ON the " family tree " there is an entry 

 Oceanic , 1870; this marks a most impor- 

 tant development not only of the Atlantic 

 Ferry, but also of the steamship. The 

 Oceanic was the first liner of the now 

 famous White Star Company, and she 

 was quite ahead of anything then on the 

 Atlantic. 



The Oceanic not only made the name 

 of the White Star well known to all ocean 

 travellers, but it brought into prominence 

 the now great firm of Harland & Wolff, of 

 Belfast. Already they were fairly well 

 known in shipping circles as builders 

 of reliable vessels, but up to this point 

 they had not entered the market for big 

 liners. 



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