RMS Baltic - White Star Line - The Big Four third - Waltz opera "Faust"
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RMS Baltic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line that sailed between 1904 and 1933. At 23,876 gross tons, she was the world's largest ship 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 RMS 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.
Tonnage: 23,876 GT
Length: 729 ft (222.2 m)
Beam: 75.6 ft (23.0 m)
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity: 2,875 passengers
Пікірлер: 10
During her 28 year career, Baltic made a total of 625 transatlantic crossings (312.5 round trips). She carried a career total of 460,962 passengers, for an average of 738 per crossing. Between 1904 and 1914, Baltic had carried 274,029 passengers and had crossed the Atlantic 262 times (131 round trips between Liverpool and New York via Queenstown), averaging 1,046 passengers per crossing. In 1905, 1906 and 1907, Baltic was the most popular ship on the Atlantic. * 1904 - 23,468 passengers over 14 crossings (7 round trips), averaging 1,676 passengers per crossing. * 1905 - 29,376 passengers over 24 crossings (12 round trips), averaging 1,224 passengers per crossing. * 1906 - 30,521 passengers over 26 crossings (13 round trips), averaging 1,174 passengers per crossing. * 1907 - 29,147 passengers over 24 crossings (12 round trips), averaging 1,214 passengers per crossing.
Herrliche ,schöne Schiffe!!!
Wow! That was great. Not only many excellent interior photos but unusual views out on the open decks and in equally high-quality photos. I enjoyed the panoramic view showing the Baltic in New York and the other photo of her against the New York skyline. For some reason I've seen very few if any photos of the Big Four in New York.---Anymore I'm on the lookout in these videos for those writing desks I like with the built-in compartments for envelopes and stationery and such---and I found one here!
I love seeing the differences between the ships of the Big Four. Lovely video, and great colorized photos!
Very nice series of quality images, thanks for this upload. White Star ships must have truly been more comfortable to travel on than the competitive ships because it surely wasn't the "splendors of their accommodation" that attracted so much business to these vessels. The "Big Four" were slow and outwardly had a hint of freighter about them. The interiors, while pretty and comfortable looking, were quite plain. Much of First Class looks more like Second Class to me. The First Class stairwell had a similar style as Second Class on the Olympic. The public rooms, in spite of the overuse of embossed leather wall coverings, looked simple and unpretentious, too. Still, there is a lot of beautiful craftsmanship to admire in the woodwork and the clean, uncluttered decks and promenades were unusual at the time. Perhaps it was just this tidiness of appearance combined with their legendary comfort at sea that gave these ships such a popular following in their day.
I'm sensing a pattern here. I won't be surprised when a RMS Adriatic video appears in my Notifications.
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Wonderful, thank you. Can I ask where these photographs are and who owns the copyright?
Did Captain Smith ever command The Baltic on any of her voyages and crossings before he commanded The Titanic?
I hate the modern world.