SS Baltic (1871)

SS Baltic
History
Name	1871: Pacific 1871: Baltic 1888: Veendam
Namesake	1871: Baltic Sea 1888: Veendam
Owner	1871: White Star Line 1888: Holland America Line
Port of registry	1871: Liverpool 1888: Rotterdam
Builder	Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number	75
Laid down	1870
Launched	8 March 1871
Completed	2 September 1871
Maiden voyage	14 September 1871
In service	1871–1898
Fate	Sunk in collision 6 February 1898
General characteristics
Class and type	Oceanic-class ocean liner
Tonnage	3,888 GRT 2,458 NRT
Length	452 ft (138 m) 437.2 ft (133.3 m)[1]
Beam	40.9 ft (12.5 m)[1]
Depth	31.0 ft (9.4 m)[1]
Decks	2
Installed power	600 hp[1]
Propulsion	2 × 2-cylinder compound engines 12 boilers, single propeller[1]
Sail plan	4-masted barque
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)[1]
Capacity	850 passengers
Notes	[2]

SS Baltic was an Oceanic-class ocean liner that was built in 1871 for the White Star Line. She was one of the first four ships ordered by White Star from shipbuilders Harland & Wolff after Thomas Ismay bought the company, and the third ship of the Oceanic class to be delivered. In 1888 Holland America Line bought her, and renamed her Veendam. In 1898 she struck a submerged wreck and sank, but with no loss of life.