RMS Gaelic (1885)
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Name
- RMS Gaelic (1885–1905)
- SS Callao (1905–1907)
Owner
- White Star Line (1885–1905)
- Pacific Steam Navigation Company (1905–1907)
Operator
- Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company (1885–1904)
- Pacific Steam Navigation Company (1905–1907)
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
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| History | |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number | 172 |
| Launched | 28 February 1885 |
| Completed | 18 July 1885 |
| Fate | Scrapped in September 1907 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 4,206 GRT |
| Length | 420 feet 4 inches (128.12 m) |
| Beam | 42 feet 5 inches (12.93 m) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | Single Screw |
| Sail plan | 4 masts 2 square rigged |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
RMS Gaelic was a passenger and cargo liner built for the White Star Line. She transported the first 102 Korean immigrants to the United States. Sold in 1905 for further service in the Pacific, she was scrapped in 1907.