HMS LST 3519[1] was a Landing Ship, Tank of the Royal Navy, entering service during the last months of the Second World War. She was chartered for civilian service as the Empire Baltic from 1946, serving as an early RO-RO ferry until the navy suspended the charter and requisitioned the ship during the Suez Crisis in 1956.

RMS Baltic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line that sailed between 1904 and 1932. At 23,876 gross register tonnage, she was the world's largest ship until May 1906.She was the third of a quartet of ships, all measuring over 20,000 gross register tons, dubbed The Big Four, the other three being RMS Celtic, RMS Cedric, and RMS Adriatic.. During her civilian career, Baltic served between ...

Empire Baltic was built as a L.S.T. (Landing Ship Tank) towards the end of WW2 and converted in 1946 to arguably the world's first RO-RO ferry. She served for much of her civilian life on the Tilbury to Hamburg run, and was requisitioned for the Suez Crisis in 1956.

RMS Baltic Archival Collection includes Passenger Lists, Brochures, Route Maps, Sailing Schedules, Guides, Title Pages, Photographs, Books Referencing the RMS Baltic, Advertisements, and more.

All Digitized Passenger Lists For the RMS Baltic Available at the GG Archives. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route. Steamship Line: White Star Line. Class of Passengers: First and Second Class. Date of Departure: 22 December 1917. Route: Liverpool to New York. Commander: Captain W. Finch.

SS Empire Baltic 1946 Some may recall the first, UK shipping company ( perhaps the first in the world?) to introduce roro ships. Frank Bustard of Atlantic Steamship Co. introduced a service, leasing surplus LSTs from Admiralty.

These vessels were named ; Empire Baltic, Empire Cedric and Empire Celtic. The Atlantic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd became one of the pioneers in Roll On Roll Of Transportation (RORO).

RMS Baltic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line that sailed between 1904 and 1932. At 23,876 gross register tonnage, she was the world's largest ship until May 1906. She was the third of a quartet of ships, all measuring over 20,000 gross register tons, dubbed The Big Four, the other three being RMS Celtic, RMS Cedric, and RMS Adriatic.

Captain Joseph Barlow Ranson OBE (13 December 1860 – 12 August 1935) was a British sea captain and commander of White Star Line liners. He is notable for his role in the rescue of the passengers of the RMS Republic in 1909 using wireless technology, the first marine rescue made possible by radio.

RMS Baltic was an ocean liner of the White Star Line that sailed between 1904 and 1933. At 23,876 gross tons, she was the world's largest ship until 1905. She was the third of a quartet of ships, all measuring over 20,000 gross tons, dubbed The Big Four (the other three being RMS Celtic, Cedric, and Adriatic).