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SS Gallic was a paddle wheel steamship, built in 1894 as SS Birkenhead by John Scott & Co., Kinghorn, Fife. She was owned and operated by Birkenhead Corporation as a ferry on the River Mersey until being sold to the White Star Line in 1907 for use as a passenger tender to the company's various ocean liners.
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| Operator: | Owner operated |
| Port of registry: | Liverpool |
| Builder: | John Scott & Co., Kinghorn, Fife |
| Launched: | 1894 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1913 |
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| Tonnage: | 461 tons |
| Length: | 150 ft (45.7 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 3 in (8.6 m) |
| Decks: | 1 |
| Propulsion: | 2 double compound cylinder engines powering 2 paddle wheels |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity: | 1,200 passengers and mail |
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