Baltic (II)
Owner: Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (White Star Line)
Ship Details
Details
Vessel Type: Passenger and cargo ship
Official No: 118101
Builder: Harland & Wolff Ltd, Queen's Island, Belfast
Yard No: 352
Laid down: 7 June 1902
Launched: 21 November 1903
Handed over: 23 June 1904
Port & Date of Registry: Liverpool, 14 June 1904
Managing Owner & Address: Harold Arthur Sanderson, 30 James Street, Liverpool
Description
Number of Decks: 5
Number of Masts: 4
Rigged: Schooner
Stern: Elliptical
Build: Clencher
Framework & Description of Vessel: Steel
Number of Bulkheads: 11
Number of water ballast tanks: 16
Dimensions
Length: 709.2 ft
Breadth: 75.5 ft
Depth: 57.7 ft
Gross Registered Tonnage: 23,875.87 tons
Machinery
Engine Builder: Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast
Engine Type: 2 X inverted direct acting quadruple expansion surface condensing
Cylinders: 2 X 33; 2 X 47½; 2 X 68½; 2 X 98 inches
Stroke: 63 inches
Nominal Horse Power: 2,295
Boilers
Description: Cylindrical multi-tubular
Number: 8 double ended
Iron or Steel: Steel
Pressure when loaded: 210 lbs
Screw: Twin
Speed: 16 knots
Signal Letters: V. R. S. F.
