▁Category : T ele communic ations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : W ide ▁area ▁networks <0x0A> </s> ▁SS ▁Or ter ic ▁is ▁a ▁C ly de - built ▁British ▁cargo ▁ship ▁that ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁brought ▁ 9 6 0 ▁Spanish ▁and ▁ 5 6 5 ▁Portuguese ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁sugar ▁plant ations . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁subsequently ▁tor ped o ed ▁and ▁s unk ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁U - bo at ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁SS ▁Or ter ic ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Russell ▁& ▁Company ▁of ▁Port ▁Glasgow ▁in ▁the ▁F irth ▁of ▁C ly de ▁ship y ards ▁as ▁a ▁ 6 , 5 3 5 ▁gross ▁tons ▁cargo ▁ship ▁that ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁with ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁a ▁triple ▁expansion ▁engine ▁built ▁by ▁Rank in ▁and ▁Black more ▁of ▁Green ock ▁that ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁cru ising ▁speed ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁kn ots . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁by ▁owner ▁Andrew ▁We ir ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁for ▁cargo ▁and ▁passenger ▁service ▁in ▁his ▁various ▁transport ▁companies , ▁including ▁the ▁Bank ▁Line , ▁In ver ▁Transport ▁& ▁Tr ading ▁Co . ▁ ▁Im migr ant ▁ship ▁The ▁Or ter ic ▁is ▁histor ically ▁significant ▁because ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁early ▁voy ages ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁she