SS Baltic (1871)
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SS Baltic was an ocean liner
owned and operated by the White Star Line
. The Baltic was one of the first four ships ordered by White Star from shipbuilders Harland and Wolff
after Thomas Ismay had bought the company, and the third of the ships to be delivered.
In 1889, after Teutonic
entered service, the ship was sold to the Holland America Line
and renamed Veendam after the Dutch city
of that name. On 6 February 1898, the Veendam hit a derelict ship and sank, with all onboard saved.
Ocean liner
An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes .Cargo vessels running to a schedule are sometimes referred to as...
owned and operated by the White Star Line
White Star Line
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British shipping company, today most famous for its ill-fated vessel, the RMS Titanic, and the World War I loss of Titanics sister ship Britannic...
. The Baltic was one of the first four ships ordered by White Star from shipbuilders Harland and Wolff
Harland and Wolff
Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries is a Northern Irish heavy industrial company, specialising in shipbuilding and offshore construction, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland....
after Thomas Ismay had bought the company, and the third of the ships to be delivered.
In 1889, after Teutonic
SS Teutonic (1889)
The SS Teutonic was a steamship built for the White Star Line in Belfast and was the first armed merchant cruiser.-Background:In the late 1880s competition for the Blue Riband, the award for the fastest Atlantic crossing, was fierce amongst the top steamship lines, and White Star decided to order...
entered service, the ship was sold to the Holland America Line
Holland America Line
The Holland America Line is a cruise shipping company. It was founded in 1873 as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company , a shipping and passenger line. Headquartered in Rotterdam and providing service to the Americas, it became known as Holland America Line...
and renamed Veendam after the Dutch city
Veendam
Veendam is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Dutch province of Groningen.A Holland America Line cruise ship, the MS Veendam, is named after the city.- Population centres :...
of that name. On 6 February 1898, the Veendam hit a derelict ship and sank, with all onboard saved.