24 Facts About RMS Baltic

RMS Baltic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line that sailed between 1904 and 1933.

RMS Baltic was the third of a quartet of ships, all measuring over 20,000 gross register tons, dubbed The Big Four.

RMS Baltic was involved in a few minor incidents during her career.

RMS Baltic distinguished herself especially in 1909 when she came to the aid of the Republic and the Florida that had collided with each other.

RMS Baltic survived a torpedoing attempt and transported the first American troops to Europe, with General John J Pershing on board.

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RMS Baltic was the second ship to bear this name in the company's fleet; the first having been one of its very first liners, in the 1870s.

RMS Baltic was originally supposed to be the same size as her two predecessors, but rather quickly, the company decided that this ship, built under hull number 352, was to be the largest ever built, requiring enlargement of the ship.

RMS Baltic made her maiden voyage on 29 June 1904 from Liverpool and New York, under the command of Edward Smith, the future captain of the Titanic.

RMS Baltic remained on the route from Liverpool to New York for the following years, and proved to be more popular with customers than her fellow liners, probably thanks to her more spacious facilities.

From 1907 onwards, the RMS Baltic provided, along with the Celtic, the Cedric and the Arabic, a secondary service from Liverpool on Thursdays, in addition to the main and rapid service now installed at Southampton.

The RMS Baltic then received the SOS from the Titanic via the Caronia and diverted for nine hours to try to come to her rescue.

When World War I broke out in 1914, the RMS Baltic continued to provide its classic service, as did the Adriatic which joined the other members of the Big Four on the Liverpool route.

From 1915, the RMS Baltic was, in turn, requisitioned to serve as a troop transport under the Liner Requisition Scheme.

The RMS Baltic was involved in a rescue on 6 December 1929, when she assisted the sinking schooner Northern Light.

The RMS Baltic became a regular at the newly created Canadian immigration terminal Pier 21 when it opened in 1928.

The arrival in 1932 of the Georgic sealed the fate of the RMS Baltic, which made her last crossing on 17 September of that same year.

An enlarged version of the Celtic and the Cedric, the RMS Baltic was, when she entered service, the largest liner in the world, with 23,884 gross register tonnage, 222.

RMS Baltic's funnels were ocher-brown topped with a black cuff, the colors of the White Star Line.

RMS Baltic had four masts, the first carrying the lookout's nest, the following serving as support for the cables of the wireless telegraphy.

RMS Baltic was supplied with electricity and was provided with electric lights and refrigeration installations.

RMS Baltic had sumptuous facilities, such as a dining room topped with a glass roof, and a smoking room decorated with stained glass.

RMS Baltic contained a lounge, as well as a reading and writing lounge, a veranda cafe, and a promenade deck.

RMS Baltic could carry 420 first-class, 500 second-class, and 1,800 third-class passengers, which marked an evolution, with the upper classes having a greater capacity than on the Celtic and the Cedric while the third-class is reduced.

In 1921, the RMS Baltic was overhauled, and her third-class capacity reduced to 1,166 people.