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Baltic (1871) |
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Veendam (1888) |
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Builder: |
Harland & Wolff Ltd. (a) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1871 |
Launched: |
March 8, 1871 |
Type: |
Passenger |
Completed: |
September 2, 1871 |
Fate: |
Sunk Feb. 7, 1898 after hitting a submerged object. Location: North Atlantic 630 miles west of Land's End, England. 49.19N-19.47W No lives lost, all passengers and crew were removed by the SS St. Louis. |
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(a): |
Ordered and launched as Pacific. |
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Dimensions, Machinery and Performance |
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Length: |
420' |
Engines: |
Compound (a) |
Beam: |
40' 9" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
N/A |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
3,708 |
HP: |
3,000 (i.h.p) |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
14 knots (15.1 max) |
Passengers: |
1,166 |
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Refited with triple expansion engines in 1890. |
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Owner |
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As built: |
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company (White Star Line) Liverpool, England |
1888: |
N. V. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij (Holland America Line) Rotterdam, Holland |
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Page published May 25, 2020 |