Views of the ship, her construction, interior details, at ports of call - and while afloat after the collision.

Here you'll find pictures of ships who participated in the rescue or are otherwise connected to the collision.

We'll be adding a sampling of historical documents that concern Republic, here.

Our analysis reproduces newspaper accounts of reported shipments of gold and silver. Here you'll find pictures of ships which purportedly carried those identified shipments. Remember, however, the ship "reportedly" carrying a valuable cargo may not have been the ship "actually" carrying that cargo.

The February 1904 through September 1905 Russo-Japanese War placed significant financial strain on both countries. Russia financed its war debt with a five year $160 million 1904 bond. These bonds were redeemed on May 14, 1909, paid with the greater part of the proceeds of the $271 million 1909 fifty (50) year bond. We believe the Republic's gold was originally purchased for part settlement of the 1909 bond.