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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RMS Republic (1903) canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
linked to: RMS Baltic (1903)
dateOfWreck 24 January 1909 ⓘ
distressSignal CQD ⓘ
distressSignalSentBy Marconi wireless telegraphy ⓘ
linked to: Guglielmo Marconi
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 ⓘ
ownedBy White Star Line ⓘ
passengerCapacity over 1,000 passengers ⓘ
passengersRescuedTo RMS Baltic ⓘ
linked to: RMS Baltic (1903)
placeOfWreck off Nantucket, Massachusetts ⓘ
propulsion steam engines ⓘ
twin screw propellers ⓘ
rescuedBy RMS Baltic ⓘ
linked to: RMS Baltic (1903)
route New York–Mediterranean service ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ
shipyard Harland and Wolff ⓘ
sisterShipOf RMS Canopic ⓘ
RMS Cretic ⓘ
RMS Romanic ⓘ
linked to: RMS Cretic
tonnage 15500 gross register tons ⓘ
wirelessEquipment Marconi wireless set ⓘ
linked to: Marconi Company
wirelessOperator Jack Binns ⓘ

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White Star Line → operatedVessel → RMS Republic (1903) ⓘ