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SS Celtic Silk Post Card Stevengraph Titanic White Star Line Excellent Condition
SS Celtic Silk Post Card Stevengraph Titanic White Star Line Excellent Condition

SS Celtic Silk Post Card Stevengraph Titanic White Star Line Excellent Condition

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    Description

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    Celtic
    was an ocean liner owned by the White Star Line.The first ship larger than
    SS
    Great Eastern by gross register tonnage (it was also 9 feet (2.7 m) longer),
    Celtic
    was the first of a quartet of ships over 20,000 tons, dubbed The Big Four.
    Celtic
    was launched on 4 April 1901.
    She and her three sisters proved to be immensely popular with travelers, particularly immigrants. During the infamous 1904 Rate War she set the record for the highest number of passengers carried in a single crossing in White Star's history. She arrived in New York on 16 September fully booked with 2,957 passengers on board.
    Ran aground on 10 December 1928, scrapped on site
    Celtic 291