SS Baltic was an Oceanic-class ocean liner that was built in 1871 for the White Star Line. She was one of the first four ships ordered by White Star from shipbuilders Harland & Wolff after Thomas Ismay bought the company, and the third ship of the Oceanic class to be delivered. In 1888 Holland America Line bought her, and renamed her Veendam. In 1898 she struck a submerged wreck and sank, but with no loss of life.
Name
Originally the ship was to be named Pacific, and was launched under this name. This was changed to Baltic during her fitting out so as to avoid association with the Collins Line steamship SS Pacific (1849), which had vanished with all hands in January 1856.[3]
Features
Baltic was largely identical in design to her three Oceanic-class sister ships, a general outline of her characteristics can be found at