1909

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The Gazette, Montreal, 8 June 1909 Retrieved from Google News MADE HER TRIAL TRIP --- White Star-Dominion Line R.M.S. Megantic Has Satisfactory Trial --- The R.M.S. twin-screw steamer Megantic, of the White Star-Dominion line, sister ship to the Laurentic, which, however, has the combination...

MAB Note: This is an excerpt from a longer article entitled "Princes of the Atlantic." Sunday Magazine Of the New-York Tribune, 26 December 1909 Original article digitized by the Library of Congress Retrieved from the Library of Congress' Chronicling America web site, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov...

MAB Note: This is an excerpt from a longer article entitled "Princes of the Atlantic" Sunday Magazine Of the New-York Tribune, 26 December 1909 Original article digitized by the Library of Congress Retrieved from the Library of Congress' Chronicling America web site, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov...

MAB Notes: 1. This is an excerpt from a longer article entitled "Princes of the Atlantic" 2. Capt. Pritchard was master of Mauretania. Sunday Magazine Of the New-York Tribune, 26 December 1909 Original article digitized by the Library of Congress Retrieved from the Library of Congress'...

MAB Note: This is an excerpt from a longer article entitled "Princes of the Atlantic" Sunday Magazine Of the New-York Tribune, 26 December 1909 Original article digitized by the Library of Congress Retrieved from the Library of Congress' Chronicling America web site...

Although seemingly not as newsworthy as the recovery of Murdoch's personal items from the wreck, the discovery of a letter written in Murdoch's hand to a “Miss Nancy” in 1909 while he was serving as first officer aboard the Adriatic has been revealed thanks to a recent auction. I have written up...

The Times, 27 April 1909 THE LAURENTIC --- More than ordinary interest attaches to the advent in the North Atlantic trade of the new White Star liner Laurentic, of which, on the invitation of the directors, a visit of inspection is to be made at Liverpool to-day. The sailing of this ship...

MAB Note: As far as I can tell, the fact that Bovic, one of White Star's North Atlantic cattle carriers, spent about four years on the Australia service is not mentioned in any of the standard works (Bonsor, Haws, Oldham, Anderson, de Kerbrech, etc.) about the line or its ships. And yet, from...

Afternoon all, I have a postcard of the Teutonic run aground at Sandy Hook (which I believe is on the New Jersey coast) but I cannot find any information whatsoever as to the incident. Do you think the card has been mis-labelled? Cheers, Boz

The Gazette, Montreal, 28 June 1909 Retrieved from Google News MARITIME MATTERS --- Megantic Reached Port on Saturday Morning After Completing Maiden Voyage --- SHIP DELAYED BY FOG --- Was Not Pushed, but Speed on One Day's Run showed 17 1/2 Miles and Hour --- Sharing with her sister...

[MAB Note: The New York Times of 24 January contained several pages of articles about the Republic-Florida collision of the day before. The following are the first three of those; they began on the first page and continued inside.] The New York Times, 24 January 1909 LINER REPUBLIC RAMMED...

Hi All, I have two original unpublished photographs of the White Star Line vessel Oceanic 2 in New York Harbor circa 1909. One is a bow view and one a rather broad stern view - both very nice quality. Below are two small very rough quality low DPI scans. The actual images are much sharper and...

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...