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ADRIATIC'S MAIDEN VOYAGE

New York Times

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Great New White Star Liner Leaves Liverpool for New York
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LIVERPOOL, May 8---The White Star Line steamer Adriatic left here to-day
for New York.

The Adriatic was launched at Belfast last September. She has an
overall length of 725 feet and a gross tonnage of 25,000. She has
spacious accommodations for about 3,000 passengers, besides quarters for
a crew of about 350 men. Many unique features have been introduced in
the passenger accommodations of the vessel, and the builders say she is
unrivaled in her class. She cost $3,750,000.

[Note: Although not stated in this article, Adriatic's commander was E.J. Smith.]

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Encyclopedia Titanica (2007) ADRIATIC'S MAIDEN VOYAGE (New York Times, Thursday 9th May 1907, ref: #5624, published 12 September 2007, generated 4th November 2024 10:51:05 PM); URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/adriatics-maiden-voyage.html