SS “Canopic” was built in 1900 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Ireland. She had one funnel, two masts, 12,268 GRT tonnage, and was 176.28 x 18.08 m / 578.4 x 59.4 ft. She had a triple expansion engine with twin screws and a steel hull containing three decks. She carried 250-1st Class, 250-2nd Class and 800-3rd Class passengers.
“Canopic” was originally built as “Commonwealth” for the Dominion Line and launched on May 31, 1900, she was completed in September 1900. The “Commonwealth” made her maiden voyage on October 4, 1900 from Liverpool to Boston. In 1903 she was sold to the White Star Line and renamed “Canopic.” At this time her tonnage changed to 12,097 GRT. The Canopic made her first White Star Line voyage on January 14, 1903 on the Liverpool to Boston service. In 1904 she was transferred to the New York to Mediterranean service. From 1917 till 1919 she operated under the Liner Requisition Scheme. In February 1919 she reverted back to White Star Line, and in July went to the New York to Mediterranean berth. In 1922 the “Canopic” replaced the “Arabic” on the Mediterranean route. On April 13, 1922 she made her first voyage on the Liverpool to Halifax to Boston route, then to the Montreal run for the summer. On November 10, 1922 she started on the Bremen to New York service. In November 1923 she took over the Hamburg to New York route. In September 1924 she was put on the Liverpool - Philadelphia - Portland, Maine to end her career. In October the “Canopic” was sold for breaking up to T.W. Ward, and scrapped at Briton Ferry, South Wales.
