– resulting in a huge accidental explosion, killing five of the ship’s crew. At 24,541 tons Adriatic… on 22nd May. Eventually she, under the command of Captain Bertram Hayes, was able to free herself and continue her cruise. All rights reserved. Explore this magnificent steamship through old picture postcards, many of them rare and unpublished. A book of postcards of RMS Adriatic II from a personal collection. Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland to New York 5 January 1891 DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK I, Edward John Smith, Master of the RMS Adriatic, do solemnly, … $7.00 0 bids + $2.00 shipping . After graduating from Warwick University with a degree in modern history, Ben trained as a reporter and worked in local newspapers before becoming a teacher. Helped by the fact that Adriatic was at a slow speed, she was not damaged; While leaving New York for a Mediterranean cruise – in thick fog – on 7th January 1913, Adriatic ran aground on the Red Hook mud flats – and remained stuck there for most of the Plus a Minecraft Deckplan! Raphael Tuck & Sons' Built: 1907, Harland & Wolff, Belfast. Adriatic arrived she was also White Star’s most luxurious and modern ship prior to Olympic and Titanic. She started her final commercial voyage on 25th August 1934, a Mediterranean cruise starting from Liverpool. Adriatic 1907 (Rhenania GLR-14) Type: Passenger Displacement: 24,541 tons Dimensions: 729 x 76 x 37 ft. Machinery: Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw = 16 knots Passengers: 2,525 … Print Editions Paperback. Journey back to 1907 to glimpse Adriatic II as the White Star flagship and travel through her eventful career to her last days as a veteran cruise liner. The resulting fire was brought under control after 20 minutes, and Adriatic was able to continue without Some of Titanic 's rescued passengers and crew travelled back to Britain aboard her, departing New York on 2 May 1912. In the early 1900’s Harland and Wolff, Belfast constructed a quartet of Big Four class ships, Celtic, Cedric, Baltic and Adriatic. This website requires cookies to provide all of its features. £9.95 Including FREE UK delivery. launched in 1903. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that.". Despite still being in commercial use, amongst Adriatic's All White Star Line Passenger Lists available at the Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives have been transcribed and uploaded. She was the fourth of a quartet of ships measuring over 20,000 tons, dubbed The Big Four. cargo hold had been broken into. On 20th September 1906, Adriatic, yard number is 358, was launched at Harland and Wolff, Belfast, UK, on the very same day as and perhaps somewhat overshadowed by the launching of 2. As she was sailing towards New York in the early hours of 11th August 1922, tragedy struck aboard Adriatic when an electrician was fixing a cable in one of Adriatic’s coal holds Despatched within 1-2 working days. Following a search of the ship, about $6,000 worth of items belonging to passengers were found around the ship. Stereo pic­ture of Adri­aticon the stocks just be­fore launch­ing 1907. Leaving New York for Southampton on 14th August 1919, the first White Star Line ship to operate this service since the outbreak of the First World War and Adriatic’s first time $10.00 + $1.50 shipping . RMS Adriatic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line. When Cunard Line and White Star line merged in May 1934, it was not long before it was decided that it was the end for Adriatic; by this time Adriatic was engaged only in cruising. Her maiden voyage started from Liverpool, UK to New York City, US on 8th May 1907; just like Titanic, five years later, she was under the command of Captain EJ Smith, and she also Welcome on board ‘Adriatic’( II) – White Star Line wonder ship! RMS Adriatic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line. Explore this magnificent steamship through old picture postcards, many of them rare and unpublished. Rms Adriatic This ship is a work in progress there will still be new updates for the same The ship is actually a mixture between the SS Adriatic of 1871 and the Adriatic of 1907 with other … Yard No: 358 Funnels: 2 Masts: 4 Adri­atic left Liv­er­pool for the last time on 19 De­cem­ber 1934, her longest voy­age ever, to be scrapped at Onomichi, Japan, in 1935. White Star History Home Page Site Map Titanic Pages. for liners bound for New York City from Liverpool to Southampton. General - … The first White Star ship on this new service, Adriatic arrived in Southampton to a very warm welcome on 30th May. Adriatic then returned to the Liverpool route. (In 1922 it was renamed the Ocean Dock.) Rms Adriatic This ship is a work in progress there will still be new updates for the same The ship is actually a mixture between the SS Adriatic of 1871 and the Adriatic of 1907 with other parts inspired … RMS Adriatic. T he Adriatic was the fourth ship of White Star Line’s “Big Four.” She was ordered in December 1903 and launched in September 1906 on the same day as Cunard’s Mauretania. All Rights Reserved. Ben became a postcard collector and later a dealer specialising in White Star Line memorabilia. The RMS Adriatic … 8 color postcards, 33 b/w photos, 3 b/w illustrations. R.M.S. RMS Adriatic (II) SS Adriatic passing the Needles (II) -- Pub. On her return journey, via Plymouth, UK and then Cherbourg, France, instead of landing at Liverpool, she landed at Southampton, UK, due to White Star Line moving its principle port Volume 1: The Phoenix is Reborn 1918-1934. She was the first White Star liner to use Southampton's newly-built dock, named the White Star Dock. RMS Adriatic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line. It was said that two crew members RMS Adriatic (II) was the last of White Star Line’s Big Four class ships; her Big Four class sister ships being: Celtic, launched in 1901; Cedric, launched in 1902, and Baltic, launched in 1903. had on-board, again just like Titanic, J Bruce Ismay, the White Star Line’s Managing Director. Willem Steenkamp, Roland DeVries, Camille Burger, Phoenix. On 2nd May 1912 – following the sinking of Titanic – a number of Titanic’s survives started the journey back home to Britain aboard Adriatic – including J Bruce Ismay, Journey back to 1907 to glimpse Adriatic II as the White Star flagship and travel through her eventful career to her last days as a veteran cruise liner. Adriatic began her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on 8 May 1907 under the command of Captain Edward Smith. of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. She was the fourth of a quartet of ships measuring over 20,000 tons, dubbed The Big Four. and several aeroplanes. Instead, resources were transferred to the company's new project; to build the grandest fleet of ships that had ever sailed the seas, the 'Big Four'. White Star Line Twin-Screw RMS Adriatic Passenger Ship Vintage Postcard PC. The ship was the only one of the four which was never the world's largest ship; however, she was the fastest of the Big Four. In 1899, White Star Line commissioned RMS Oceanic, which exceed the SS Great Eastern in length, although not tonnage. Picture of the S/S Adriatic (2) Abstract of log from a crossing in June 1910, crossing in only 7 days, 7 hours and 8 minutes Details: length 709.2ft x beam 75.5ft, two funnels, four masts, twin screw and a … A page devoted to the largest and last of White Star's revloutionary "Big Four" class of ocean liners! She was the fourth of a quartet of ships measuring over 20,000 tons, dubbed The Big Four. Az RMS Adriatic a White Star Line egyik utasszállító óceánjárója volt, a Big Four becenevű, több mint 20 000 tonna összsúlyú hajónégyes negyedik tagja (a másik három gőzős a Celtic, a Cedric és a Baltic voltak). © 2015 Casemate Publishers. Belfast's Harland and Wolff Shipyard (RMS Adriatic), 1907.jpg 2,086 × 1,058; 423 KB EB1911 Ship, White Star Liner, Adriatic.jpg 1,040 × 445; 151 KB James Scott Maxwell - Adraitaic H0267-L06367766.jpg 500 … The first of these was SS Adriatic… At 24,541 tons Adriatic, although, due to Mauritania and SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, not being the largest ship in existence, was at the time White Star Line’s largest ever since 1911, Adriatic was overtaken by an aeroplane with the intension of delivering a pouch of mail to Adriatic, the first time that the Post Office Department had used an aircraft The ship was the only one of the four which was never the world's largest ship; however, she was the fastest of the Big Four. Author: Ben Smith. To accept cookies from this site, please click the Allow Cookies button below. Many of these passenger lists include information for passengers and may consist of … SS Adriatic was the first of two White Star Line ocean liners to carry the name Adriatic.The White Star Line's first four steamships, the (Oceanic, Atlantic, Baltic, and the Republic) met with great success in the trans-Atlantic market, and the line decided to build two more.The first of these was the SS Adriatic… RMS Adriatic (II) White Star Line Wonder Ship in Old Picture Postcards. When Olympic entered service in the summer of 1911, it was not to long before Adriatic was moved from the Southampton to New York City service to the Liverpool to New York City Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 3. I cannot conceive Historian Ben Smith has been fascinated by the White Star Line since childhood. This is the biggest Ship from the famous Big Four and the predecessor of the Olympic-Class. Adriatic sailed from Liverpool on 18 April 1912 and arrived in New York on 27 April 1912. For more information on what data is contained in the cookies, please see our Cookie Policy. In May 1922, Adriatic was returned to the Liverpool to New York City service; starting her first voyage, back on that route, from Liverpool on 13th May, and arriving in New York Copyright © 2007-2013 White Star History. … Adriatic … kept watch while the others stole the items. afternoon. SS Adriatic was the first of two White Star Line ocean liners which carried this name. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. ship. This Ship has full and original interior. While in New York City, Captain Smith is said to have said in an interview: "I will say that I cannot imagine any condition which could cause a ship to founder. White Star Line's four-masted ADRIATIC of 1907. Adri­atic'sread­ing and writ­ing room. Adriatic. Very detailed 1/1000 scale RMS Adriatic II, 3D printed in UV Resin. Welcome on board ‘Adriatic’( II) – White Star Line wonder ship! Special thanks to Lins from … any serious injury to the ship herself. He is married and lives in Norfolk. Adriatic seems to have maintained a passenger service between Britain and America throughout most of the First World War. The Adri­aticfrom the stern. She measures 22.2 cm (8.8 inches) long, 4.2 cm (1.7 … A négy közül az Adriatic … In dense fog, in New York on 29th September 1919, Adriatic collided with St Michael, a British freighter. Choose between hand-painted or flat gray. RMS Adriatic … 1. Cunard Line’s Mauritania, the largest then ever constructed. to deliver European mail to a steamer. Adriatic Successfully Launched: A Magnificent Cargo and Passenger Steamer, in The American Marine Engineer, Chicago-New York, Vol. After Thomas Ismay’s death the order of Oceanic’s sister-ship, Olympicwas cancelled. Company Name: White Star Line Ship Name: RMS Adriatic Postmark: Unused Description: Postcard Size: Approximately 3.5 x 5.5 inches Condition: Good S&H: $4.00 Key Words: Ship, Ocean … RMS Adriatic a fost un pachebot al companiei White Star Line.A fost a patra dintr-un cvartet de nave de 20.000 de tone fiecare numit Cele Patru Mari. Details. Following Adriatic’s arrival in Southampton, she made her first Southampton departure back on this route on 3rd September. Description. While sailing on a westward crossing on 10th March 1920, Adriatic rescued the crew from Maid of Le Havre, a British schooner, which was abandoned by her crew around 600 miles away You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. She ran this route until 1911 when RMS Olympic replaced her. 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