1907

As the story goes John Brown a arrival shipyard to Harland & Wolff will take a 52% stake in H&W in 1907! Why would William Pirrie want for this happen? We hear he wanted to gain the new technology in steam turbines, which John Brown had a licence from Charles Parsons to do so. But looking into...

Captain Smith and I share the same house in ~Waterloo Liverpool England. He lived here in 1898 to 1907 and there are so many interesting snippets of social history never before recorded against his time in Waterloo. For example he was awarded a medal by King Edward whilst living here, imagine...

In my opinion the best paintscheme ever applied to her. Here is the drawing: Enjoy it! Walter

You will see why this is in the photo / Painting tread if you read the entire post. Most know that after the Lusitania completed her trails on July 27th thru August 1st, 1907 she went to Liverpool and entered Drydock for her first time prior to her formal delivery to Cunard Lines on August...

The New York Times, 23 November 1907 BALTIC BUMPS JERSEY SHORE --- Big White Star Steamer Aground for an Hour, but Floats Off --- In fog yesterday afternoon the White Star liner Baltic ran her bow onto the outer bar off Allenhurst, N. J. Capt. Ransom dropped anchor and ordered full...

The New York Times, 22 Sept [i]The New York Times, 22 September 1907 CRETIC BURNS DERELICT --- Abandoned Dutch Barge Destroyed by Liner Off Azores --- Passengers on the White Star liner Cretic, which arrived yesterday from the Mediterranean, had the rather unusual experience of seeing a...

The New York Times, 7 September 1907 LUSITANIA STARTS FIRST TRIP TO-DAY --- Will Race the Lucania Across in an Effort for a New Record --- BOTH BOATS ARE FULL --- Colossal Ferries Groomed for the Event---Lusitania Will Burn 1,000 Tons of Coal Daily --- Special Cable to THE NEW YORK...

The New York Times, 13 July 1907 LINER SENDS BOAT TO BOTTOM; 3 DROWN --- The Romanic Runs Down Fishing Schooner in Fog off Nantucket --- DOG AIDS IN RESCUE WORK --- Gets Credit for Helping Save the Nickerson's Captain--Fourteen of the Crew Also Picked Up --- Cut almost in two by the...

[MAB Notes: 1. This is the first in a series of irregularly-timed articles detailing White Star's moving its principal express service from Liverpool to Southampton. 2. Although she was the largest of White Star's turn-of-the-twentieth-century Big Four, Adriatic was the only one of the four...

Hi All, Ninety-nine years ago, on December 23, 1907, while tied up at the Cunard Piers at West Thirteenth Street, the Mauretania (under the command of Captain Pritchard) was hit by a sudden southeasterly squall which caused her to break away from her moorings and sink barge 32 of the...

Hi All, here is a beautiful "true" color postcard of Mauretania produced with the laborious German collotype process - a photomechanical method of rendering color with smooth tonal transitions without a screen producing great depth. I re-exposed the postcard when scanning to remove some age...

Hi All, I have these original panoramic photographic prints from South Shields and the surrounding area on offer. I will post the images - if anyone has interest please write me. Thanks! Best, Eric Longo Newcastle Quayside Swingbridge, Spring 1907

The New York Times, 18 March 1907 WHITE STAR LINER SUEVIC IS ASHORE --- On a Rock Near the Lizard---400 Passengers and a Crew of 160 on Board --- ACCIDENT IN THICK FOG --- Lifeboats Go to the Assistance of the Vessel---Loss of Life Not Anticipated --- LONDON, March 17---The White Star...

The New York Times, 15 March 1909 CAPT. CAMERON DEAD IN SOUTHAMPTON --- Veteran White Star Commander Was One of the Best Known Atlantic Skippers --- HONORED BY CLEVELAND --- President Gave Him a Watch for Rescuing Schooner's Crew in a Blizzard---Spent His Life at Sea --- Captain John...

I have heard that Captain Smith has written in 1907 a letter in which he stated, that his life as a sailor was dull, he hasn't seen any wreckages nor did he had any. a) Is this right? b) Does anybody know a source where I could read the letter?

The New York Times, 17 May 1907 THE BIGGEST LINER IS NOW IN PORT --- Adriatic Arrives After a Very Successful Maiden Voyage --- NO JARS ON THE TRIP --- Passengers Give Praise for Smoothness of Voyage on New White Star Liner --- The Adriatic, the biggest of transatlantic liners afloat...

The Times (London), 10 April 1907 MRS. ISMAY, widow of Mr. Thomas Henry Ismay, the founder of the White Star Line, and mother of Mr. Bruce Ismay, head of the International Mercantile Marine Company, died yesterday morning, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Geoffrey Drage, in...