RMS Celtic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line built at the Harland and Wolff yards in Belfast, the first of the four large ships known as the Big Four. At 20,904 gross tons she was the first ship to exceed the size of Great Eastern, and she was designed for comfort and economy at about 16 knots rather than for speed. She entered service in 1901 on the route between Liverpool and New York, carrying nearly 3,000 passengers at her peak. In the First World War she served as an auxiliary cruiser and troop transport and was damaged by a mine and a torpedo but repaired. She ran aground at Roche's Point near Cobh on 10 December 1928, was declared a total loss and was broken up on the spot by 1933.
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Career
The second liner of her name (the first was completed in 1872), she was put into service in 1901.
Specifications
Powered by triple expansion machines and propelled by two propellers, Celtic sailed on average at 16 knots.
Career, status
A salvage team from Cox and Danks was provided to attempt recovery, but several men died after a hold loaded with grain and flooded with seawater was found to have filled with toxic fumes; due to structural failures it was judged the ship could not be moved or salvaged, and was abandoned to the insurance company who declared the ship to be a total loss.
Construction
In September 1898 contracts were made for Celtic, and the keel was laid at Harland and Wolff on 22 March 1899.
Construction, country of origin
Upon Ismay's death, all the efforts of the Harland & Wolff yards in Belfast were turned towards Celtic.
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RMS Celtic was an ocean liner owned by the White Star Line.
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