SS Baltic (1871)
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 SS Baltic
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
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| Owner | |
| Port of registry | Liverpool, England |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 75 |
| Laid down | 1870 |
| Launched | 8 March 1871 |
| Completed | 2 September 1871 |
| Maiden voyage | 14 September 1871 |
| In service | 1871-1898 |
| Fate | Sunk in collision 6 February 1898 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oceanic-class ocean liner |
| Tonnage | |
| Length |
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| Beam | 40.9 ft (12.5 m)[1] |
| Depth | 31.0 ft (9.4 m)[1] |
| Decks | 2 |
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| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)[1] |
| Capacity | 850 passengers |
| Notes | [2] |
SS Baltic was an ocean liner owned and operated by the White Star Line. Baltic was one of the first four ships ordered by White Star from shipbuilders Harland and Wolff after Thomas Ismay bought the company, and the third of the ships to be delivered.
In late 1872 or early 1873, the Baltic rescued survivors from a ship known as the Assyria, which had fallen victim to the seas that the Baltic was designed to endure. An etching of the Baltic rescuing those from the Assyria was used by the team at Titanic: Honor and Glory as a stand-in for the RMS Atlantic in a documentary about the Atlantic.
In 1889, after RMS Teutonic entered service, Baltic was sold to the Holland America Line and renamed Veendam[3] after the Dutch city of that name. On 6 February 1898, Veendam hit a derelict ship and sank, with all on board saved.
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References
- ^ a b c d e Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Lloyd's Register. 1874. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Adriatic I of the White Star Line". Titanic-Titanic. 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/156596.html
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