SS Baltic (1871)

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SS Baltic
History
United Kingdom
Name
  • SS Baltic
  • SS Veendam
Owner
  • White Star Line
  • Holland-America Line
Port of registryLiverpool, England
BuilderHarland and Wolff, Belfast
Yard number75
Laid down1870
Launched8 March 1871
Completed2 September 1871
Maiden voyage14 September 1871
In service1871-1898
FateSunk in collision 6 February 1898
General characteristics
Class and typeOceanic-class ocean liner
Tonnage
Length
  • 452 ft (138 m)
  • 437.2 ft (133.3 m)[1]
Beam40.9 ft (12.5 m)[1]
Depth31.0 ft (9.4 m)[1]
Decks2
Propulsion
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)[1]
Capacity850 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.

On 17 October 1871, Baltic ran aground on the Jordan Flats, in Liverpool Bay whilst on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her passengers were taken off. She was refloated and taken in to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[3] On 20 November 1872, Baltic rescued the crew of Assyria.[4] On 19 November 1875, Baltic rescued the crew of the full-rigged ship Oriental, which had become waterlogged in the Atlantic Ocean.[5]

In 1889, after RMS Teutonic entered service, Baltic was sold to the Holland America Line and renamed Veendam[6] 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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Preceded by Blue Riband (Eastbound record)
1873 - 1875 		Succeeded by

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Lloyd's Register. 1874. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Adriatic I of the White Star Line". Titanic-Titanic. 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 7947. London. 18 October 1871.
  4. ^ "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 27558. London. 12 December 1872. col B, p. 7.
  5. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 28481. London. 24 November 1875. col F, p. 11.
  6. ^ "White Star Line of Steamers between New York and Liverpool... Baltic... - National Maritime Museum".


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