1872 – 1899 / An early vessel in the White Star fleet, the first Adriatic was also the company’s first winner of the Blue Riband.
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1907 – 1934 / The final ship of White Star’s ‘Big Four’, the Adriatic was actually the first ship to be both longer and larger than the fabled Great Eastern. Serving with distinction through the first world war, she was later relegated to less prestigious routes and finally sent to the breakers in Japan.