RMS Republic (1903)

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RMS Republic (1903) was a British ocean liner famed for being an early “millionaires’ ship” and for sinking after a collision in 1909, during which it sent one of the first major CQD distress calls at sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ocean liner
passenger ship
steamship
builtIn Belfast
callSign MKC
casualties several fatalities
category Maritime incidents in 1909
Ocean liners of the United Kingdom
Ships built in Belfast
Ships of the White Star Line
Shipwrecks of the Massachusetts coast
class luxury liner
collisionWith SS Florida
completed 1903
countryOfRegistry United Kingdom
crewRescuedTo RMS Baltic (1903)
surface form: RMS Baltic
dateOfWreck 24 January 1909
distressSignal CQD
distressSignalSentBy Guglielmo Marconi
surface form: Marconi wireless telegraphy
enteredService 1903
fate sank after collision
flag British Red Ensign
historicalSignificance one of the first major sea rescues coordinated by wireless
knownFor carrying wealthy passengers
early use of CQD distress signal
sinking after collision in 1909
launched 1903
length approximately 570 feet
nickname millionaires’ ship
operator White Star Line NERFINISHED
ownedBy White Star Line NERFINISHED
passengerCapacity over 1,000 passengers
passengersRescuedTo RMS Baltic (1903)
surface form: RMS Baltic
placeOfWreck off Nantucket, Massachusetts
propulsion steam engines
twin screw propellers
rescuedBy RMS Baltic (1903)
surface form: RMS Baltic
route New York–Mediterranean service
North Atlantic
shipyard Harland and Wolff
sisterShipOf RMS Canopic
RMS Cretic
RMS Cretic
surface form: RMS Romanic
tonnage 15500 gross register tons
wirelessEquipment Marconi Company
surface form: Marconi wireless set
wirelessOperator Jack Binns

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White Star Line operatedVessel RMS Republic (1903)