Complex sentence: RMS Umbria was launched by the Honourable Mrs Hope on Wednesday 25 June 1884 with wide coverage by the press, the reason being that she was the largest ship afloat, apart from the "Great Eastern", but by this time that ship was redundant.
Split into simpler sentences: RMS Umbria was launched by the Honourable Mrs Hope on Wednesday 25 June 1884 with wide coverage by the press. The reason being that she was the largest ship afloat, apart from the "Great Eastern", but by this time that ship was redundant.