SS Doric was a British ocean liner operated by White Star Line. She was put into service in 1923. She was the second ship of the company to bear this name. Built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, she was the company's second and last ship to be exclusively powered by turbines. A liner of medium size and low speed for the time, and divided into two classes, she was designed to serve Canada, which she did from her being put into service in June 1923 until 1932. She was accompanied on this route by a similar vessel, the SS Regina, which was originally operated by the Dominion Line. This decade of Canadian service unfolded without major incident. When the White Star Line abandoned this route, the Doric was assigned to cruises, meeting with great success with young passengers of the time. When the company merged with its rival, the Cunard Line, the Doric was retained in the new fleet. However, a collision with another ship in September 1935 sealed her fate. Severely damaged and economically irreparable, despite her young age, the company decided to have her scrapped. She was taken to the scrapyard at the end of that same year. Design The Doric was a medium-sized liner for its time, 183 meters long, 20 meters wide and 16,484 GRT. With four decks, she had two masts and two funnels. These were in the colors of the White Star Line, ocher-brown topped by a black cuff, while the ship's hull was black, with a base of red anti-rust paint and a white superstructure. Her profile was, in general, very similar to that of the Pittsburgh and the Regina built shortly before by the Harland & Wolff shipyards. The liner was fitted with nine holds, and was able to carry 583 cabin-class passengers and 1,688 third-class passengers on her debut. Along with the Vedic, the Doric was the second ship of the White Star Line to be powered exclusively by turbines. Like all of the company's ships until the Britannic, its propulsion unit was powered by coal and not fuel oil. The liner was not designed to reach high speeds and sailed at an average of 15 knots using two propellers. In cabin class, the cabins were decorated in the Louis XVI style, the largest being three-room suites. Third-class cabins were designed for two, three or four passengers. An orchestra played