RMS Baltic (1903)
 RMS Baltic
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | RMS Baltic |
| Owner | White Star Line |
| Route | Liverpool to New York City |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Launched | 21 November 1903 |
| Maiden voyage | 29 June 1904 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Osaka, Japan; sailed there 17 February 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 23,876 gross tons |
| Length | 729 feet (222.7 m) |
| Beam | 75.6 feet (23.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Two four-cylinder quadruple expansion engines powering two propellers. |
| Speed | 16 knots |
| Capacity | 2,875 people |
The RMS Baltic was the second ship of that name belonging to the White Star Line. At 23,876 gross tons, she was the largest ship in the world until 1905. She was the third of a quartet of ships, all measuring over 20,000 gross tons, dubbed The Big Four (the other three being Celtic, Cedric, and Adriatic).
She was launched on 21 November 1903 by Harland and Wolff at Belfast and sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York on 29 June 1904 with Captain Edward Smith in command.
On 23 January 1909 (commanded by J.B. Ranson) she rescued survivors of the collision in fog between the White Star Line's RMS Republic and the SS Florida off the north eastern coast of the U.S., after which Republic sank.
In April 1912 the Baltic sent ice warnings to the RMS Titanic before that ship sank. Edward Smith, Baltic's first captain; in 1912, captain of the Titanic.
She was also involved in a rescue on 6 December 1929, when she assisted the sinking schooner Northern Light.
On 17 February 1933, she sailed for Osaka, Japan where she was scrapped.
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