Today, it is most famous for the innovative vessel Oceanic of 1870, and for the losses of some of their best passenger liners, including the wrecking of RMS Atlantic at Halifax in 1873, the sinking of RMS Republic off Nantucket in 1909, the loss of RMS Titanic in 1912 and HMHS Britannic in 1916 while serving as a hospital ship. A CQD distress call was issued on the new Marconi radio device, the first recorded, resulting in the saving of around 1200 lives. A., First Class Pass., Philadelphia, PA, Perkins, Miss G. W. [Grace W.], First Class Pass., [302 or 305 South St.] Morristown, NJ, Peters, Mrs. Andrew J. Additional names have been added from newspaper accounts which identified the Republic's First Class passengers. Passenger photos and a brief notable characteristic of each can be found within our Photo Gallery. She had a crew of about 300. ], First Class Pass., Providence, RI, Gano, Mrs. J. The RMS Republic was reportedly carrying a fortune of 5 tons of newly minted American Gold Eagle coins valued at $3 million in 1909, 15 tons of gold bars, a Navy payroll with estimated current value around $70 million and several tons of silver, as well as passengers' jewelry. Ranson was the captain of the ship RMS Baltic, which rescued 1700 passengers and crew from the stricken liner RMS Republic (sailing from New York to Gibraltar and Mediterranean ports) when it collided with the Italian liner Florida in fog off the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts on January 23, 1909. Two passengers asleep in their cabins on Republic were killed when Florida's bow sliced into her, liquor wholesale manager Eugene Lynch's wife Mary and banker William J. Mooney. [7] By this time the steamers New York and Lucania (from Cunard) had also arrived and waited while a futile attempt was made by Gresham to take Republic under tow. A. [4] Six people died in total. In January 1903, she made her first crossing from Boston to the Mediterranean via Gibraltar, making calls at Sao Miguel in the Azores, followed by the Italian ports of Naples and Genoa, and ending at Alexandria, a voyage which often took up to three weeks to complete one-way. Second, and more predominantly on her westbound crossings, White Star sought to tap into the massive Italian immigrant trade. A., First Class Pass., St. Paul, MN, Whiting, Mrs. J. H. [Jean F. (wife of John Hill Whiting)], First Class Pass., Chicago, IL, Whiting, Miss Jean, First Class Pass., Chicago, IL, Whitlock, Mr., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Winship, Mr. G. B., First Class Pass., Grand Forks, ND, Winship, Mrs. G. B., First Class Pass., Grand Forks, ND, Wittstock, Dr. Oscar, First Class Pass., Budapest, Hungary, Woodruff, Mrs. W. T. [Watson Stiles], First Class Pass., Ansonia, CT, Woodruff, Harriett Smith Hotchkiss [wife, aboard Republic according to grandaughter], Woods, Mr. J. W. [James William], First Class Pass., Toronto, CAN, Woods, Mrs. J. W., First Class Pass., Toronto, CAN, Woods, Miss E. B. She was a 15,378 gross ton ship, length 570ft x beam 67.8ft, one funnel, four masts, twin screw and a service speed of 16 knots. A. [Annie M.], First Class Pass., Toronto, CAN, Van Loo, Mrs. K. [Katherine A. After two voyages with Dominion, she was sold to White Star and renamed ''Republic'' (the White Star's original SS Republic of 1872 had been s… Former dive shop owner to salvage RMS Republic, RMS Republic - Sad Times for Older Sister of Titanic, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1909, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RMS_Republic_(1903)&oldid=1001190317, Articles needing additional references from July 2018, All articles needing additional references, Articles needing additional references from January 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Oceanic Steam Navigation Company d/b/a White Star Line, This page was last edited on 18 January 2021, at 16:56. The ship was originally built in Belfast, United Kingdom for the International Mercantile Marine's Dominion Line (a sister company to the White Star Line) and was named Columbus. On January 23, 1909, RMS Republic was sailing from New York to Europe when it ran into a fog bank off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and was rammed amidships by … SS Republic was an ocean liner built in 1871 by Harland and Wolff for White Star Line.It was intended to be the last of four vessels forming the Oceanic class, before two new ships were commissioned. [2] After two voyages with the Dominion Line, Columbus, along with three other Dominion liners: New England, Commonwealth and Mayflower, were sold to the White Star Line for use on their new service between Liverpool and Boston. Once everyone was on board, Baltic sailed for New York. The Republic sank the next day. NY Times, Jan. 24, 09, 2:6 . First Class Pass., Boston, MA, Peterson, Mr. Hugo, First Class Pass., New York, NY, Phelps, Mr., First Class Pass., Watertown, SD, Phelps, Mrs., First Class Pass., Watertown, SD, Pond, Mr. C. F. [Charles F. P.], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Porter, Mr. W. R., First Class Pass., Worcester, MA, Porter, Mrs. W. R., First Class Pass., Worcester, MA, Potter, Mrs. A. At the time, the RMS REPUBLIC was one of the major passenger liners in the world. In November 1904, she inaugurated White Star's Mediterranean–New York service. [8][11], In addition to the US Navy coin-monies shipment, various sources reported [12] on a much larger cargo, $3,000,000 in US gold Double Eagles. At the time of Republic's sinking, ocean liners were not required to have a full capacity of lifeboats for their passengers, officers and crew. 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[Louis L.], First Class Pass., Toronto, CAN (Survived also. RMS Republic was a steam-powered ocean liner built in 1903 by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, and lost at sea in a collision in 1909 while sailing for the White Star Line. First Class Passenger List for the RMS Republic of the White Star Line, Departing Wednesday, 14 August 1907 from Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh), Commanded by Captain J. McAuley. T he Republic's passenger list for her last voyage has been compiled primarily from claims filed within the admiralty action brought by passengers for their losses. Organized by Date of Departure, Steamship Line, Steamship or Ocean Liner, Class of Passengers, Route, and the Ship's Captain. [5] Florida came about to rescue Republic's complement, and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service cutter Gresham[6] responded to the distress signal as well. Because of the damage to Florida, that ship's immigrant passengers were also transferred to Baltic, but a riot nearly broke out when they had to wait until first-class Republic passengers were transferred. The ship was equipped with a new Marconi wireless telegraphy transmitter, and issued a CQD distress call, resulting in the saving of around 1,500 lives. 10 a. m.-The Mohawk, on way to aid the Republic, runs ashore an Tilmer's Island. That scenario, unlike during the RMS Titanic sinking, played out flawlessly during the ship's sinking, and the six people who died were lost in the collision, not the sinking itself. Republic made her first crossing under White Star from Liverpool to Boston on 17 December 1903, arriving in Boston 27 December. MO, Curtis, Miss Sophie [Sophie P. Mansfield (George M. Curtis' widow)], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Da Silva, Mrs. Maria, First Class Pass., Long Island, NY, Davis, Mrs. John F., First Class Pass., Washington, DC, Davis, Miss Hallie, First Class Pass., Washington, DC, Davis, Master H. G., First Class Pass., Washington, DC, Davis, (Nurse of), First Class Pass., Washington, DC, Dawes, Miss [Constance Mary], First Class Pass., Montreal, CAN, Deveraux, Mr. W. P., First Class Pass., Minneapolis, MN, Deveraux, Mrs. W. P., First Class Pass., Minneapolis, MN, Dodge, Mr. Henry T., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Doepke, Miss Adelheid, First Class Pass., Cincinnati, OH, Doughty, Mr. Samuel [Samuel S.], First Class Pass., Brooklyn, NY, Doughty, Mrs. Samuel [Jane (wife)], First Class Pass., Brooklyn, NY, Doughty, Miss Olga, First Class Pass., Brooklyn, NY, Doughty, (Maid of) [Monahan, Mary], First Class Pass., Brooklyn, NY, Earle, Mrs. A. M. [Alice Morse], First Class Pass., Worcester, MA, Ehrenfund, Capt. File name: 63_G … The Washington Post, Dec. 1, 1935, Pg. One coin expert appraised the value of RMS Republic's cargoes today would exceed $1 billion.[16]. Thanks almost entirely to the presence of wireless radio equipment and operators aboard the RMS Republic, other ships in the area, and onshore, over 1500 passengers and crew were rescued from the Florida and Republic. On 24 January, Republic sank stern first; at 15,378 tons, she was the largest ship to have sunk until then. The Republic's passengers are transferred by small boats to the Florida. [Agnes], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Saunders, Miss A. W., First Class Pass., Ansonia, CT, Schackleford, Miss A. C. [Anna], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Scudder, Mrs. William, First Class Pass., St. Louis, MO, Scudder, Miss Gladys, First Class Pass., St. Louis. One of the ship's legacies was that she had 20 lifeboats that in total could only accommodate 1,178 people, despite the fact that there were approximately 2,208 on board. The sister ships of the Republic were the RMS Oceanic (I), the RMS Atlantic, and the RMS Baltic (I), which were all already taken 1871 in operation and had a volume of 3707 per GRT. Later the Republic was transferred to the New York-Mediterranean service. (daugh. Captain Martin Gerard Bayerle (born April 23, 1951) is an American treasure hunter and author, best known for finding the 1909 shipwreck of the White Star Liner RMS Republic.He is also star of the History Channel show "Billion Dollar Wreck. Captain Sealby and a skeleton crew remained on board Republic to make an effort to save her. SS Republic was a sidewheel steamship, originally named SS Tennessee (also named CSS Tennessee, USS Tennessee, and USS Mobile for a time), lost in a hurricane off the coast of Georgia in October 1865, en route to New Orleans.. RMS Republic (II) On 26th February 1903, Harland and Wolff launched yard number 345, Columbus (later to be Republic), a new liner intended for IMM's Dominion Line. A., First Class Pass., Providence, RI, Gano, Miss Katherine, First Class Pass., Providence, RI, George, Miss I. L. [Isabella L.], First Class Pass., Toronto, CAN, Gilfallen, Mr. F. J., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Gilfallen, Miss, First Class Pass., New York, NY, Glover, Miss S., First Class Pass., Elizabeth, NJ, Goucher, Mr. J. F., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Griggs, Mrs. Herbert L., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Hall, Miss [Helen G.], First Class Pass., Montreal, CAN, Hart, Mr. Charles, First Class Pass., Cleveland, OH, Hart, Mrs. Charles [Charlotte G. (wife)], First Class Pass., Cleveland, OH, Hawes, Miss S. M. [Susan M. (also sailed on the Republic in April 1905 and April 1907, and the Lusitania in October, 1908)], First Class Pass., [302 or 305 South St.] Morristown, NJ, Hawes, (Maid of) [Kristan, Fanny], First Class Pass., Morristown, NJ, Hedges, Mr. S. H. [Samuel H.], First Class Pass., Bala Cynwyd, PA, Hedges, Mrs. S. H. [Annie (wife)], First Class Pass., Bala Cynwyd, PA, Hewitt, Miss L. J., First Class Pass., Astoria, NY, Hill, Mrs. C. L., First Class Pass., Ansonia, CT, Hover, Mr. H. A. [Arthur Gilburt], First Class Pass., St. Louis, MO, Wakefield, Mrs. H. [Julia Pearson Sherman (wife of Homer Wakefield)], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Wakefield, Miss Elizabeth [Elizabeth Ann], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Wakefield, Miss Harriet [Harriet Jane], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Waldstein, Dr. M. E. [Martin Ed. … The SS Florida was salvageable but the RMS Republic … B6. Republic, with a third class capacity of 2,000, proved to be immensely profitable on this route, as when she sailed for the United States on any given trip, third class was often booked to capacity, and sometimes beyond. The case was filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. A vast majority of Italian immigrants who sailed by White Star boarded Republic and the other ships at Naples, along with smaller groups of Greeks, Austrians, Slavs, Turks and Syrians. She was launched on 26 February 1903 and made her maiden voyage in October 1903 from Liverpool to Boston. Passengers were distributed between the two ships, with Florida taking the bulk of them, but with 900 Italian immigrants already on board, this left the ship dangerously overloaded. MO, Scudder, Miss Maude, First Class Pass., St. Louis, MO, Scudder, Miss Martha, First Class Pass., St. Louis, MO, Severance, Mrs. C. A. E. A., First Class Pass., ITALY, Eisle, Master D. S., Jr First Class Pass., New York, NY, Eisle, Master W. H., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Eisle, (Maid of), First Class Pass., New York, NY, Espy, Maj. John [John Boyd], First Class Pass., Philadelphia, PA, Espy, Mrs. John, First Class Pass., Philadelphia, PA, Esposito, Mrs. F., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Fischbain, Mr. M. E., First Class Pass., Minneapolis, MN, Fischbain, Mrs. M. E., First Class Pass., Minneapolis, MN, Fish, Mr. W. C. [Walter Clark], First Class Pass., Boston, MA, Friederichsen, Mr. R., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Gano, Mr. J. She was launched on 26 Feb­ru­ary 1903 and made her maiden voy­age in Oc­to­ber 1903 from Liv­er­pool to Boston. 9:45 a. m.-First wireless message from La Lorraine received on the Republic. Connect with Coin World: The RMS Republic was lost while under tow back to New York the following day. [Herbert Austin], First Class Pass., Spokane, WA, Hover, Mrs. H. A., First Class Pass., Spokane, WA, Hunter, Mr. John Croil, First Class Pass., Fargo, ND, Hunter, Mrs. John Croil [Emma Schultz], First Class Pass., Fargo, ND, Ingersoll, Miss A. J., First Class Pass., Minneapolis, MN, Ives, Gen. Brayton, First Class Pass., New York, NY, Ives, (Valet of), First Class Pass., New York, NY, Jackson, Miss L. [Leslie], First Class Pass., Washington, DC, Jones, Miss M. E., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Lamb, Mr. A., First Class Pass., Atlanta, GA, Lamb, Dr. J. Arthur, Passenger, Kalispell, MT, Lan, Miss Olga, First Class Pass., Brooklyn, NY, Larkin, Mr. A. O., First Class Pass., Boston, MA, Larkin, Miss Alice (Daughter), First Class Pass., Portsmouth, NH, Lankin, (Valet of), First Class Pass., Boston, MA, Law, Mr. Charles [Charles Frederic], First Class Pass., Vancouver, WA, Lilly, Mr. J. E., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Linwell, Mr. M. V. [Martin Victor], First Class Pass., Northwood, ND, Lynch, Mr. Eugene, First Class Pass., Boston, MA, Lynch, Mrs. Eugene, First Class Pass., Boston, MA, MacKensie, Miss M., First Class Pass., Toronto, CAN, Macomber, Miss Mary, First Class Pass., Ansonia, CT, Margedant, Miss A. Steamship Line: White Star Line; Class of Passengers: First Class; Date of Departure: 14 August 1907; Route: Liverpool to Boston via Queenstown (Cobh) Commander: Captain J. McAuley J. W., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Washburn, Mrs. O. Some 570 feet long and weighing in at nearly 16,000 tons, RMS Republic was one of the largest, most sophisticated passenger vessels in service at the time. Front Cover, White Star Line RMS Republic First Class Passenger List - 14 August 1907. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "SS Florida / SS Republic Collision (TBT)", "Ship Wrecks of New England - SS Republic", "TITANIC - A Voyage of Discovery (allships)", http://www.rms-republic.com/story_rumor.html, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyRemnmgwbI, Billions in gold? On January 23, 1909, the RMS Republic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, became the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship. M5. [Thaddeus Alexander], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Snyder, Mr. W. [William], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Snyder, Mrs. W. [Frances (wife)], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Snyder, Miss Mollie, First Class Pass., New York, NY, Snyder, Miss Lois, First Class Pass., New York, NY, Snyder, Mr. R., First Class Pass., Scranton, PA, Snyder, Mrs. R., First Class Pass., Scranton, PA, Solboch, Mr. W. [William, (Thomas Cook Travel's agent)], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Stack, Mrs. J. L., First Class Pass., Chicago, IL, Taylor, Mr. S. E. [S. Earl], First Class Pass., New York, NY, Teets, Mr. A. White Star's placement of Sao Miguel on their Mediterranean services opened them up to traffic from Portuguese immigrants as well. T. A. The crew of 300 officers and men cared for up to 3000 passengers in three classes, which were almost always overbooked. Crane's First Reading of His New Play "An American Lord" On Board S.S. Republic. ), McMurray, Mrs. L. L., First Class Pass., Toronto, CAN, McNiell, Mrs. C. C., First Class Pass., San Francisco, CA, Mead, Mr. A. W., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Mead, Mrs. A. W., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Melcher, Mr. J. S., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Melcher, Mrs. J. S., First Class Pass., New York, NY, Mellon, Mr. J. R., First Class Pass., Pittsburg, PA, Mellon, Mrs. J.R., First Class Pass., Pittsburg, PA, Mellon, Miss Sarah, First Class Pass., Pittsburg, PA, Mellon, (Maid of), First Class Pass., Pittsburg, PA, Mermod, Miss M., First Class Pass., St. Louis, MO, Mermod, Miss A., First Class Pass., St. Louis, MO, Merrit, Mr. G. F., First Class Pass., Boston, MA, Miller, Mr. Reuben, First Class Pass., 4900 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, PA, Miller, Mrs. Reuben [Rachel], First Class Pass., 4900 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, PA, Miller, Miss [Ruth], First Class Pass., 4900 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, PA, Mooney, Mr. W. J., First Class Pass., Langdon, ND, Mooney, Mrs. W. J., First Class Pass., Langdon, ND, Moore, Miss E. 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