~ SS OCEANIC ~
~ 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAIDEN ARRIVAL ~
~ NEW YORK HARBOR - APRIL 14, 1965 ~

The new Home Lines' flagship SS OCEANIC sailed into New York harbor on April 14, 1965 completing her maiden trans-Atlantic crossing from the Mediterranean. This beautiful 39,241 gross ton, 782 foot-long-liner was built by Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico at Monfalcone, Italy. She is a twin screw, steam turbine vessel with a service speed of 26.5 knots. OCEANIC had a capacity of 1,200 passengers which was reduced to about 800 when on long cruises. Although she was intended for the summer months service between Europe and Canada, Home Lines changed its plans and the ship entered the New York-Nassau, Bahamas-New York cruise service. She also made triangular one-week New York-Bermuda-Nassau-New York cruises and in the winter sailed on longer 14-day voyages from New York to the West Indies. The ship was a regular sight in New York harbor for over twenty years. Home Lines sold OCEANIC to Premier Cruise Lines and she entered service between Florida and The Bahamas in April 1986 sporting a red colored hull and was renamed Starship OCEANIC. 40 years on, this venerable steamship is currently based at Barcelona, Spain and sails the Mediterranean on charter to Pullmantur cruises.

The following series of photographs shows SS OCEANIC in her various guises beginning with photographs of her in the early 1980's.

SS Oceanic at the New York City Passenger Ship Terminal circa 1982.
Atlantic is shown berthed on the north side of the pier.
(Photograph Theodore W. Scull)


Oceanic begins to reverse into the Hudson.
(This image and the next five by Theodore W. Scull, April 19,1980.)

Premier Cruises SS Oceanic berthed at Nassau in July 1999.
(Photgraph John McFarlane)

Now sailing for Pullmantur Cruises Oceanic is anchored off Villefranche, March 29, 2005.
(Photograph Ann Haynes)

Another view of Oceanic at Villefranche.
(Photograph Ann Haynes)

Oceanic berthed at Barcelona on April 4, 2005.
(Photograph Ann Haynes)


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