White Star Line Ships
J. Bruce Ismay
Lord Pirrie
The R.M.S. Royal Standard:

Launched: 1863
Volume: around 2,000 gross tons
Demise: Sold, rebuilt, and ran aground in 1869

The White Star Line, prior being bought by Thomas Ismay (J. Bruce's father), was a mostly wind driven fleet that carried cargo from England to Australia. Their first steam powered ship was the Royal Standard. This earlier ship was very unlucky. Up to the end, the White Star Line, although famous for the size and luxury of their ships, had a terrible time with safety. On her maiden voyage, the Royal Standard's captain died. In 1864, she struck an iceberg, but survived. The ship was decommissioned in 1867 and sold because she was slow and was easily overtaken by clippers and windjammers. She was converted fully to sail and served until 1869, when she ran aground in Brazil.
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The White Star:
One of the original WSL sailing clippers.
The R.M.S. Oceanic:

Launched: 1899
Volume: 17,272 gross tons
Length: 704 feet
Speed: 19 knots
Demise: Ran aground in 1914

White Star gained recognition for this liner, because she was the ship that finally exceeded Brunel's Great Eastern in length (but not gross tonnage). She was the largest ship afloat at the time (the Great Eastern had since been scrapped.) She was also fast, although she never captured the Blue Ribband. The record for speed was held by the German Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Size and speed were greatly advertized in the shipping industry, as potential passengers saw great size as a reflecton of safety. Unfortunately, this was not always so. The Oceanic's career came to an end in 1914 when she was beached in the Shetlands. She layed there until she was scrapped in 1921. 
The R.M.S. Celtic:

Launched: 1901
Volume: 20,504 gross tons
Length: 680 feet
Speed: 16 knots
Demise: Ran aground in 1925

The Celtic was the first ship to exceed the Great Eastern in overall tonnage, which was quite an accomplishment, considering Brunel's giant ship held the size record for almost 40 years. This vessel was the first of White Star's Big Four. The other three ships in the series would be the Cedric, Baltic and Adriatic. All of these except for the Adriatic would be the largest ship in the world for a short time. The Celtic ran aground in 1925 in a very dense fog. She was dismantled where she lay in 1933.
The newspaper article at below says:

Celtic (1901).  White Star Line.
Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland.  Tonnage:
20,504.  Dimensions: 680' x 75' (697 o.l.).  Twin-Screw, 17
knots.  Quadruple expansion engines.  Four masts and two
funnels.  Note: First steamship to exceed 20,000 tons.
Maiden voyage: Liverpool, New York, July 26, 1901.  Passen-
gers: 347 first, 160 second, 2,350 third.  Converted to cabin
class liner in 1920.  Went aground in a dense fog at entrance
to Queenstown harbor, December 19, 1925 and became a
total loss.  Dismantled by shipbreakers in 1933, as she was
a danger to navigation.  Sister ship:  Cedric.  Similar ships:
Adriatic and Baltic.  Note:  These liners were noted for
their steadiness in bad weather.
The R.M.S. Republic:

Launched: 1903
Volume: 15,378 gross tons
Length: 585 feet
Speed: 16 knots
Demise: Sank in 1909 after a collision with the Italian liner Florida.

This ship's career was rather short (like many of White Star's ships), but her fame came from the collision with the steamer Florida in 1909. The Republic was badly damaged and began to sink by the stern. The Florida, despite a crumpled bow, stayed afloat. It was the Republic (not the Titanic) that sent the very first SOS distress call. Two nearby ships responded promptly and only four people died as a result of the initial collision. The Republic disappeared the next morning along with (in rumor) six million dollars worth of gold.
The S.S. Ceramic

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For more information about this ship, a wonderful site by an English friend of mine has all you'd want to know... http://members.tripod.co.uk/deepsea/index.html