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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RMS Republic (1903) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.