Magic
Ship Number
271
Vessel Type
Cross Channel Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
20 April 1893
Delivered
10 August 1893
Owner
Belfast Steamship Co.
Weight
1630 grt
BP Length
310 feet
Breadth
38 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Triple expansion
Official No.
99966
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Wrecked
Magic

[Postcard of the Magic]
She had several owners during her long career. In 1919 she was renamed Classic.
 
In 1925 as Killarney  until 1930 for the City of Cork SP Co Ltd.
 
She has also served as a cruising yacht until 1939 from Liverpool to Scotland. In 1947 renamed Attiki and finally in 1948  Adrias for her Greek owners G. Potamianos, Epirotiki Lines SA for the Piraeus and Thessaloniki to Crete, Chios and Rhodes islands line.
 
She was carrying 538 passengers and 27 tones of olive oil, soap and other mixed cargo when she was wrecked in heavy weather on October 6th, 1951, at 4:45 in the morning out bound from Crete to Piraeus. All crew and passengers survived.