This included service as a troopship during the first world war, which gained her the nickname old reliable. The legends of ancient britain retain a profound allure for readers around the world, assuring a warm reception for this introduction to the colorful pageant of. The rms celtic was yet another ocean liner that was owned by the white star line and was one of four ships that were so heavy over 20,000 tons that they were dubbed the big four. I was hoping that one of ets members could help narrow down a tedious seach i have yet to undertake.
The journey to ellis island was made by thousands of irish. While under the command of captain henry st george lindsay, on 26th july 1901, celtic departed liverpool for her maiden voyage to new york, where she arrived on 4th august 1901. On december 10, 1928, when entering cobh harbor in a gale, celtic was driven ashore and eventually became a total loss. Unlike the other ships in the class, olympic had a long career spanning 24 years from 1911 to 1935. Here you have an original book postcard showing the white star liner celtic, c1910. The cover is beautiful, red with the earlier white star logo. Free membership gives you lots more titanic info, or take a low subscription for full access without any adverts. Rms olympic was a british ocean liner and the lead ship of the white star lines trio of olympicclass liners. Celtic ii 19011928 encyclopedia titanica message board.
A scholarly journal with a wideranging focus, it includes subjects such as poetry and ballads, music, proverbs, riddles, fairy tales and philology. In 1928 she was converted to cabin class only with accommodation for 2,500. The white star line was founded in september 1869 as the oceanic steam navigation company. The rms celtic was the first the first ship ever to exceed 20,000 gross tons and thus was the largest steamship in the world at the time of her launch in 1901. Yes, the celts did make war just for fun, fame, and fortune.
Wrecked at roches point, queenstown, november 1928. This is a list of ocean liners past and present, which are passenger ships engaged in. Several survivors of this disaster sailed back to europe on the rms. Listing includes date voyage began, steamship line, vessel, passenger class and route. White star line rms celtic original book postcard c1910. The company entered in the north atlantic passenger trade soon after. On 10th december 1928 rms celtic stranded on the cow and calf rocks at roches point at the entrance to queenstown in co, cork in ireland now known as cobh. New york and boston to liverpool via cobh queenstown. Although this book is undoubtedly out of date, published in 1971, its a fascinating survey of what was known and believed about the celts at the time. Derek grouts rms empress of ireland is a fine tribute to canadas titanic, and a most welcome addition to any bookshelf. List of ocean liners project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Celtic 2, white star line steamship, history and description, built 1901 at. In 1917 she struck a mine near the isle of man and returned to liverpool for repair. Wrecked 10 december 1928, roches point, cobh, ireland. The first ship larger than ss great eastern by gross register tonnage it was also 9 feet 2. The rms celtic received the sos message from rms titanic. It was at this point that the insurance company decided to end the ships lengthy career.
Celtic 2, white star line steamship second class plan of the upper deck with the smoking room, bar and library, promenade deck and saloon deck with the second saloon and berth rooms. The rms celtic is regarded as the luckiest ship ever built by the white star line, as it survived countless torpedoes and numerous collisions. All passenger lists for the rms celtic available at the gg archives. Passenger lists contained in the gg archives collection represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class and other classes. From the earliest days it was to be known as the white star line, owing to the ships flying a red swallowtailed flag with a white star. Rangers, celtic and the old firm in the new age of globalised sport by murray, w. In many ways, they were the backbone of the companys fleet from 1901 until the. Also worth looking into after reading the ancient celts is celtic from the w. It appears to be possibly brass with blue, white and red enamel. Ellis island passenger lists 19261928 these are passenger lists of ships with a destination of new york between 1926 and 1928 with immigrants landing at ellis island for processing. By 1911 the shortest passage, made in summer, was down to 5 days. Some of the theories are less in vogue now with more credit given to the spread of ideas than the spread of people for the changes in agriculture, art, etc, but descriptions of the archaeology. The white star line is known today for its greatest misfortune the sinking of the rms titanic.
All passenger lists for 1928 available at the gg archives. Please add me to your list of favourite sellers and come again. Originally intended to be named arctic, it was decided to change the ships name to celtic to avoid any association with another ship of the same name, a collins. Check out my face book page the pursers locker and keep up to date with my latest finds.
In 1914 she was requisitioned by the royal navy and used as a troop ship. She was launched in 1901 and ran aground off queenstown in 1928. Unposted and in generally good condition with minor wear and ageing please study scans. Popular celtic history books showing 150 of 627 how the irish saved civilization. Ellis island passenger lists 1926 1928 these are passenger lists of ships with a destination of new york between 1926 and 1928 with immigrants landing at ellis island for processing. Free ships passenger lists arriving in the usa 1910 to present. History in the raw the bare facts of history that you don. Rms duke of argyll was an irish sea ferry that operated from 1928 to 1956.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Later on, in december of 1928, celtic became stranded on the cow and calf rocks, approaching cobh. Ss athenic, launched on 17 august 1901, maiden voyage february 1902. The biggest issue is that, while it is possible to speak of celtic culture, treating the celts as one people overlooks the very frequent intertribal warfare which was even common in the highlands of scotland until 1746. Queenstown was off course the last port of call for rms titanic. In some books this vessel is called celtic ss and others it is called the celtic monarch ss. On 10th december 1928 rms celtic stranded on the cow and calf rocks at roches point at the entrance to queenstown in co, cork in ireland now known as. The item in question is a bookcase from the white star liner rms celtic which went on the rocks at the entrance to cork harbour on the 10th december 1928. On the 10th december 1928 when on route from new york for liverpool with a refrigerated cargo, ford machinery and passengers she was washed broadside onto rocks during a gale. The white star line passenger lists and emigrant ships. She returned to civilian service after the war, and served successfully as. I believe he was born on november 12th 1859 and i would be grateful for any information on his birth parents which i assume he must have had to name when enlisting.
David zeni, author of forgotten empressthe scale of the disaster is compellingly narrated in a beautifully illustrated book. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Uss artemis, launched 15 august 1902 as iowa, later bohemia and empire bittern, sunk 1944. Stanley mcdonald, ss celtic state library of queensland. Ss celtic i ss celtic was a 3,867 ton iron steamship with four masts and one funnel built for the white star line to sail with passengers and cargo between britain and america. Celtic, with the yard number 335,was launched at harland and wolff, belfast on 4th april 1901, at the time of her launching celtic was the largest ship in the world. Harland and wolff list of ships built list ships built. When the lms was nationalised in 1948 she passed to the british transport commission. William denny and brothers of dumbarton on the firth of clyde built her for the london midland and scottish railway. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Stanley served as senior engineer on the steam ship celtic, which at the. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Rms celtic, launched on 4 april 1901, maiden voyage 26 july 1901. Organized by date, steamship line, steamship or ocean liner, class of passengers saloon, first, second, cabin, single class, tourist, third or steerage and. These remarkable pictures caught the publics imagination. The wreck was sold to petersen and albeck of copenhagen and dismantled as she lay. In 1928 liep het schip vast nabij roches point om vervolgens vast te lopen op. The ancient celts by barry cunliffe is a great start. One of the pages of his scrap book deals with the sinking of the vestris. However, the tragic saga of the olympic class liners is only one part of the white star story. Cunliffe is arguably the premier popular scholar on the celtic speaking peoples of europe. In the sailing ships of the middle 19th century, the crossing to america or canada took up to 12 weeks.
Ss celtic passenger list encyclopedia titanica message board. The liner was built in 1901 but unfortunately became stranded in cobh, ireland, in 1928. She was launched on 4th april 1901 from the harland and wolff shipyards in belfast and her maiden voyage was on 26th july of that year, from liverpool to new york. Scarce, lifeboat configuration appears to be pretitanic. So here are some of the original pictures from the sinking that were in the papers in 1928. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. All digitized passenger lists for the rms celtic available at the gg archives. It features the white star line twotailed flag, with a banner below of r. Rms celtic was an ocean liner owned by the white star line. Buy a cheap copy of celtic myth and legend, poetry and. Maritime magazinegrouts book is a highly readable account of the ship and her fate. The ship was a total loss and took 5 years to be completely dismantled. Rms celtic henry retired from liverpool city police in 1908 and the only reference i can find for him is 1919 on board the celtic sailing between liverpool and new york. Early on 10 december 1928, celtic became stranded on the cow and calf rocks, adjacent to.