Celtic (ship, 1901)
Celtic 1903
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The Celtic (also called with the prefix RMS ) was a British passenger ship on the White Star Line .
Construction and ship data
The ship was built in 1901 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast and measured at 21,035 GRT. Between 1901 and 1904 she was the largest passenger ship in the world.
Maiden voyage
It was launched at Harland & Wolff on April 4, 1901 and began its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on July 26, 1901.
In the first World War
At the beginning of the First World War , she was converted into an armed merchant ship. Due to the high consumption of coal, it was converted into a troop transport in 1916 and soldiers were brought to Egypt. In March she was used again in the transatlantic service.
In 1917 the Celtic drove to a sea mine near the Isle of Man . The accident killed 17 people on board; the ship was towed to Belfast and repaired. In March 1918, the German torpedoed submarine UB 77 the Celtic in the Irish Sea . Six people died on board, but the Celtic did not sink. She was towed to Liverpool and repaired again.
The End
On December 10, 1928, the ship ran aground near Queenstown , Ireland. All the people on board were saved. Since it could not be pulled from the reef, it was declared a total loss and broke off on the spot in 1933.