Baltic (1) | Norway Heritage

Ship Data

Type	Built	Burden	Dimensions	Line / Owner
S.S.	1871 at Belfast by Harland & Wolff	3,707 gross	420ft x 40.9ft	White Star Line

Baltic (1), White Star Line steamship
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This image was printed in the Illustrated London News in 1872 after the Baltic (1) had rescued the crew og the sinking ship Assyria during a storm.
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Balitc (1) as the Veendam (1), for the Holland America Line

The Baltic (1) in Holland America Line colors as the Veendam (1)
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Chronological History

Year	Event
1871	Mar. 8, launched as the "Pacific"
1871	Sept. 14, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York as the "Baltic"
1872	Liverpool Apr. 25 → New York May 5. Agent Hr. Frederik Lie, Christiania.
1872	Liverpool Aug. 7 → New York Aug. 17
1872	Liverpool Sept. 5 → New York Sept. 15
1872	Liverpool Oct. 10 → New York Oct. 20
1872	Liverpool → New York Nov. 26. Arrived in New York in the morning. Severe storms reported.
1873	January, gained the Blue Ribbon after setting a new record New York - Queenstown
1873	Liverpool Apr. 10 → New York Apr. 19
1873	Liverpool May 15 → New York May 25
1873	Liverpool → New York June 29
1873	Liverpool → New York Aug. 3
1873	Liverpool → New York Sept. 7
1873	Liverpool Oct. 2 → New York Oct. 12
1873	Liverpool Nov. 6 → New York Nov. 16
1873	Liverpool → New York Dec. 30
1874	Liverpool Jan. 22 → New York Feb. 1
1874	Liverpool Feb. 26 → New York Mar. 8
1874	Liverpool May 7 → New York May 18
1874	Liverpool July 23 → New York Aug. 2
1874	Liverpool Aug. 27 → New York Sept. 6
1874	Liverpool Oct. 1 → New York Oct. 11
1874	Liverpool Nov. 5 → New York Nov. 15
1875	Liverpool Aug. 12 → New York Aug. 21
1875	Liverpool Aug. 12 → New York Aug. 21
1876	Liverpool Mar. 16 → New York Mar. 25
1877	Liverpool Apr. 12 → New York Apr. 22
1877	Liverpool Oct. 4 → New York Oct. 13
1877	Liverpool Dec. 11 → New York Dec. 21
1878	Liverpool Mar. 26 → New York Apr. 5
1878	Liverpool Apr. 30 → New York May 10
1878	Liverpool June 4 → New York June 13
1878	Liverpool July 9 → New York July 18
1878	Liverpool Aug. 13 → New York Aug. 23
1879	Liverpool → New York Mar. 28
1879	Liverpool → New York May 4
1879	Liverpool → New York June 5
1879	Liverpool → New York June 5
1879	Liverpool → New York July 13
1879	Liverpool → New York Sept. 11
1879	Liverpool → New York Oct. 17
1879	Liverpool → New York Nov. 21
1879	Liverpool → New York Dec. 28. Delayed due to fog.
1880	Liverpool Jan. 20 → New York Jan. 30. 201 passengers.
1880	Liverpool → New York Mar. 7
1880	Liverpool → New York Apr. 11
1880	Liverpool Apr. 29 → New York May 9. Queenstown 1880-04-30.
1880	Liverpool June 8 → New York June 18
1880	Liverpool June 8 → New York June 18
1880	Liverpool July 13 → New York July 22
1880	Liverpool July 13 → New York July 22
1880	Liverpool → New York Dec. 31
1881	Liverpool → New York Feb. 4
1881	Liverpool → New York Apr. 15
1881	Liverpool → New York Apr. 15
1881	Liverpool May 10 → New York May 20. Arrived in the morning.
1881	Liverpool June 8 → New York June 17
1881	Liverpool June 8 → New York June 17
1881	Liverpool July 14 → New York July 24
1881	Liverpool July 14 → New York July 24
1881	Liverpool Aug. 17 → New York Aug. 26. Arrived in the morning.
1881	Liverpool Aug. 17 → New York Aug. 26. Arrived in the morning.
1881	Liverpool Sept. 14 → New York Sept. 23. Arrived at 06:00 morning.
1882	Liverpool Apr. 22 → New York May 2. Extra ship.
1882	Liverpool May 20 → New York May 29. Arrived at 18:00 afternoon.
1882	Liverpool → New York July 25. Arrived in New York at 04:00 morning.
1882	Liverpool Aug. 12 → New York Aug. 22. Arrived in New York at 05:00 morning.
1882	Liverpool → New York Oct. 18
1882	Liverpool → New York Nov. 17. Arrived in the morning at 08:00.
1882	Liverpool → New York Nov. 17. Arrived in the morning at 08:00.
1883	Liverpool → New York Jan. 28
1883	Liverpool → New York Mar. 5
1883	Liverpool Apr. 3 → New York Apr. 13
1883	Liverpool May 5 → New York May 15. 600 Scandinavian passengers, direct to New York and arrived there at 11:00 before noon.
1883	Liverpool → New York June 10. Arrived at 10:00 late morning.
1883	Chartered to the Inman Line
1883	Liverpool → New York Nov. 18
1883	Liverpool Dec. 11 → New York Dec. 21
1884	Liverpool Jan. 15 → New York Jan. 25
1884	Liverpool Feb. 19 → New York Mar. 3. Reported a very stormy journey crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
1884	Liverpool Mar. 26 → New York Apr. 5
1884	Liverpool Apr. 26 → New York May 6. 500 Scandinavian passengers.
1884	Liverpool June 3 → New York June 13
1884	Liverpool July 8 → New York July 18. Also reported to be S/S Adriatic.
1885	Chartered to the Inman Line
1885	Liverpool Dec. 8 → New York Dec. 18
1886	Liverpool → New York Apr. 2
1886	Liverpool → New York May 2. Arrived in the morning.
1886	Chartered to the Inman Line
1887	Liverpool → New York May 9. Arrived in the morning having 1060 passengers.
1887	Liverpool → New York June 11
1888	Liverpool → New York Apr. 14
1888	Liverpool May 3 → New York May 16
1888	Nov. 3, first voyage Rotterdam - New York
1888	Sold to Holland America Line, renamed Veendam
1890	Triple-expansion engines fitted
1898	Feb. 7, foundered in the North Atlantic after collision with wreck, no lives lost