Baltic, 1904
Scope and Contents
The Immigration and Steamships database contains descriptive information about 320 passenger and immigrant vessels built from 1833 to 1929. Records may identify the vessel, year built, shipping line, builder and place of construction, tonnage and dimensions, machinery and speed, masts and funnels, passenger capacities, routes, and vessel history. Most records are associated with one or more images from Mystic Seaport Museum collections.
Dates
- Creation: 1904
Extent
From the Collection: 320 record(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Vessel Details
Line: White Star Line
Builder and location: Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland
Tonnage and dimensions: 23,884 tons; 709' x 75'
Machinery and speed: Twin-screw, 17 knots
Masts and funnels: 4 masts, 2 funnels
Passengers: 1st class: 425; 2nd class: 450; 3rd class: 2,000
Routes: Liverpool-NY
History: Maiden voyage June 29, 1904. Largest liner built to that date, cost $4 million. Rescued survivors of REPUBLIC-FLORIDA collision 1909. October 1927 accommodations changed to cabin 393, tourist 339, III 1,150. 1932 last voyage Liverpool-NY-Liverpool. Scrapped 1933 in Osaka.
Legacy record identifier: Baltic1904
Repository Details
Part of the Other Resources Repository
Mystic Seaport Museum
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