1906

The Register, Wednesday 16 May 1906: The fact of losing three captains within the space of a little over a fortnight has been responsible for a good deal of shuffling of positions in the White Star line. Capt. A. E. S. Hambleton, R.N.R., of the Romanic, succeeds Commander Walter S. Atkin...

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The San Francisco Call, 21 May 1906 Retrieved from the California Digital Newspaper Collection web site MASTER OF LINER COPTIC HEAVY LOSER BY FIRE --- Captain Finch's Fine Collection of Oriental Art Work Destroyed at Occidental --- Captain Finch of the liner Coptic, now on the way home...

The New York Times, 31 January 1929 Several English Notables Die --- LONDON, Jan. 30 (AP)---Among the deaths of important persons recorded here today were those of *** Captain William Kidley veteran White Star Steamship commander ***. -30-

The Times, 21 September 1906 THE ADRIATIC --- The new Atlantic liner Adriatic, built by Messrs. Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, was successfully launched at Queen's Island at a quarter-past 11 yesterday in presence of an enormous gathering of spectators. The Adriatic is the...

[MAB Note: 1. William Imrie died on Monday, 6 August 1906. The following articles appeared in The Times in the months that followed. 2. I know next to nothing about the Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., or its relationship to White Star, except that Bruce Ismay was also its Chairman for a time.]...

I recently have been fascinated by a never built German Vessel named "Europa." According to my sources, she was assigned H&W Yard #391, and would have been for the Hamburg Amerika Line. She was mention on page 121 in Mark Chirnside's fantastic RMS "Olympic" Book stating that: "...[referring...

[MAB Note: As used in this article, "Sunday" means 25 November 1906.] The New York Times, 29 November 1906 HUGE WAVE SWEEPS OCEANIC --- Captain Thrown from the Bridge and Left Unconscious --- While plowing her way through the worst weather met with on the North Atlantic lane in many...

Hi All, Just thinking - exactly a century ago today, at 4:15 PM on September 20th, this great liner was launched. Best, Eric