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White Star Line's SS Oceanic(1870) Ocean Liner

It's 1871, the dawn of modern shipbuilding, and the reborn White Star Line has launched its first ship, a ship that would change shipbuilding forever, the SS Oceanic.

SHIP STATS

Length: 56m

Top Speed: 9.8 Knots

Range: 210 km

Crew: 2 Officers

Passengers: 64 (16 Cabin Class)

Functional Lifeboats, Steam Engine, Cargo Hatches & Autopilot(Thanks to Tajin: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1584578096)

Non Functional Reciprocating Steam Engine

TANK TOPS(Forward to Aft):
-Cargo Hold
-Fireman's Passage
-Boiler Room
-Engine Room
-Shaft Alley

SALOON DECK(Forward to Aft):
-Forward Steerage/Crew Accommodations
-Galley
-Cabin Class Dining Saloon
-Cabin Class Stairwell
-Cabin Class Cabins and Waterclosets
-Aft Steerage Accommodations

HURRICANE DECK(Forward to Aft):
-Forecastle(Inaccessible)
-Access to Forward Steerage Compartment
-Officer's Quarters
-Cabin Class Stairwell
-Cabin Class Cabins
-Cabin Class Lounge
-Steerage Waterclosets
-Access to Aft Steerage Compartment

BOAT DECK(Forward to Aft):
-Bridge
-Access to the Officer's Quarters
-Chart Room
-Lifeboats

STARTING THE VESSEL
Upon boarding the ship at the midship ladders, head forward along the promenade until you reach a door labeled "Cabin Class Stairwell". Go through the door and proceed down the stairs and around the corner on the starboard side of the vessel to access the Starboard Cabin Class Corridor. In that corridor you should see a door labeled "Crew Only". Go through that door and down the ladder, this should lead you to the boiler room.

Once in the boiler room, press the buttons on both boilers labeled "Light Boiler". Once the boilers are lit, head through the door opposite of the boilers, this should lead you to the engine room. There you will find a keybutton labeled "Pumps", turn this key. Once the boilers are lit and the pumps are on, retrace your steps back to the promenade.

From there proceed forward until you reach a door labeled "Officer's Quarters". Through that door you should find a stairwell going up to boat deck. Once at the top of the stairs, exit through the door on the left and head forward until you see the helm. Advance the lever labeled "Engine Room Telegram" and the vessel should start to move.

SHIP HISTORY
Prior to the 1860s, The White Star Line was a relatively successful shipping line operating many clippers and even a few steamships, however, in 1867 the company's bank, the Royal Bank of Liverpool, failed and few months later the White Star Line declared bankruptcy and its assets were liquidated. The company was bought by Thomas Ismay, who quickly began work on a new ship... the Oceanic.

The SS Oceanic was revolutionary, larger than any other ship in the world(with the exception of the Great Eastern), packed full of modern technology. Oceanic pioneered the placement of the dining room in the middle of the vessel, the use of engine telegraphs, the steam powered helm and many other concepts and technology that would become standard across the North Atlantic in the coming decades. Oceanic's passengers would have been some of the first people to utilize electricity at sea(for electric call bells for stewards, not for lighting). The Oceanic's revolutionary hull design lent well to her speed and 2 of her sisters would eventually hold the Blue Riband.

The SS Oceanic was such a success that she was soon joined by 5 sisters, the Atlantic, Baltic, Republic, Celtic & Adriatic. With the exception of the SS Atlantic, which would wreck in 1873, the Oceanic-Class would have a presence on the Atlantic into the 1900s.

While Oceanic originally ran the Liverpool to New York route, she was replaced in 1875 by the Britannic and chartered to the O&O line where she operated between San Francisco, Japan and Hong Kong. In 1888, while sailing into San Francisco in a fog, she collided with and sank the SS City of Chester. In 1895 she was transferred back to the White Star Line, however she was scrapped shortly after that.

For more images of my replica of the SS Oceanic, here's an Imgur gallery: https://imgur.com/a/SKyRIoi