Nicean Class ship
 [infobox is based from the Olympic Class Wikipedia page]
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Hewlett & Wolinn, Palaeologus |
| Operators: | Azur Star Line; |
| Preceded by: | --To be Determined-- |
| Built: | 1908–1914 |
| In service: | 1910–1952 |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Lost: | 2 |
| Retired: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage: | 47,000 GRT - 50,000 GRT |
| Displacement: | 54,520 tons |
| Length: | 883 ft 4 in (269.2 m) overall |
| Beam: | 92 ft 8 in (28.24 m) (Nicean & Ephesian), 94 ft (28.7 m) (Konstantian) |
| Height: | 204 ft (62 m) from keel to top of masts |
| Draught: | 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m) |
| Depth: | 65 ft 2 in (20 m) from keel to side of C-deck |
| Decks: | 10 |
| Installed power: | 24 double-ended and 5 single-ended Marine Boilers. Two 4-cylinder Triple expansion steam engines for the two outer propellers. One low-pressure turbine for the central propeller. Together 52,000 HP average, 61,000 maximum. |
| Propulsion: | Two bronze 3-blade wing propellers. One bronze 4-blade centre propeller for Nicean & Konstantian. One bronze 3-blade centre propeller for Ephesian |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph); 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) max |
| Capacity: | 3,400 passengers, officers, and crew |
| Crew: | 890 crew members |
The Nicean-class of ocean liners were a trio of Antienamese ocean liners built by the Hewlett & Wolinn shipyard for the Azur Star Lines during the rise of commercial voyage in the early 20th century. The following trio of vessels were, Nicean (1910), Ephesian (1911), & Konstantian (1914). These trio of ocean liners were described as the largest and the most comfiest luxury liners of the era towards their rivals. Even despite the luxury, these trio of vessels carried basic comfort and luxury even to the second and third class. These vessels were designed not to compete with the fast greyhounds, but rather the grandeur and comfort for the passengers, and as such they made Azur Star Lines have an advantage over their rival shipping line.
The Nicean Class of ocean liners were known for their four funneled designs, revolutionary size and being practically unsinkable. Whilst Nicean, the first and leading vessel of the class went on to have a successful 42-year career before retiring as a museum ship. Her other sister ships did not meet similar success, more especially to the second vessel of the class, the Ephesian. Despite the improvements the shipyard made after hearing comments from the Nicean, she rammed and struck an iceberg, and sank on her voyage. And Konstantian which after serving for an ocean liner for many years, was converted to a hospital ship to aid in the internal troubles Solingarch and Valkyriea were having. Subsequently the vessel as lost after accidentally striking a naval mine.
Despite the later two vessels not achieving the same popularity as the Nicean did, the world recognizes the trio of vessels as one of the most famous ocean liners to ever be built and put to sea by Antienam. The ocean liners have inspired countless ships, stories, books and movies including a 1997 Adaptation of the Ephesian Disaster. And a 1999 miniseries of the stories of the Nicean.