CELTIC (1901)
She was built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland for the Whie Star Line. She was a 20,904 GT ship with dimensions of 680'x75'. Twin-screw, 17 knots, quadruple expansion engines, four masts and two funnels.
Maiden voyage: Liverpool-New York July 26, 1901. Passenger accommodations for 347 first, 160 second and 2,350 third. Converted to cabin class liner in 1928.
Went aground in a dense fog at entrance to Queenstown harbor, Dec. 10, 1928 and became a total loss. Dismantled by shipbreakers in 1933, as she was a danger to navigation. Sister ship: CEDRIC.
PASSENGER SHIPS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT by Eugene W. Smith.