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Built at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, the MV Georgic was the last ship built for the White Star Line before its merger with the Cunard Line. She was the running mate of Britannic. Like Britannic, Georgic was a motorship, and not a steamer, fitted with a diesel electric powerplant.
She was built for the Liverpool–New York route. She was launched in 1931, and, after fitting out sailed her maiden voyage on 25 June 1932. In 1933, she replaced the aging RMS Olympic on the Southampton–New York route for a brief time while that vessel was overhauled.
Her design was very similar to that of Britannic, with a sleek profile and two squat smokestacks. She was equipped with a diesel power plant which powered electric motors, which in turn drove the propellers. She recorded a top speed of 19 knots on her speed trials. At 711 ft long (217 m) and 27,759 gross tons she was not the largest liner of her time, but was considered very stylish and a favourite among passengers. She helped keep the White Star Line afloat during the Great Depression.
She was scrapped in February 1956 at Faslane.
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