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RMS Baltic (1903)
The RMS Baltic was the second ship of that name belonging to the White Star Line. At 23,876 gross tons, she was the largest ship in the world until 1905.
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 June1904.
On 23 January 1909 she rescued survivors of the collision in fog between the White Star Line's RMS Republic and the SS Florida off the north western coast of the USA, after which Republic sank.
She was also involved in a rescue on 6 December 1929, when she assisted the sinking schooner Northern Light.
On February 17 1933 sailed for Osaka, Japan where she was scrapped.
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