A Captain's Career
When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly 40 years at sea, I merely say- uneventful. Of course there have been winter storms and gales and fog and the like, but in all my experience I have never...
Jackal
While the Titanic was outfitting, Jackal served as an auxiliary vessel moored alongside, her generator providing light and power aboard the ship for the outfitting workers. Also used as a yard tug.
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Rio Pirahy
European and Brazilian Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (Petersen and Co., Ltd. Managers)
Westbound, Narvik, Norway to Philadelphia via Halifax. Arrived Philadelphia 22 April and reported that on 8 April, in the vicinity of 42 degrees 44 ‘ N. ...
Titanic Sisters: The Newell girls
The saga of the Newell family of Lexington, Massachusetts is one known to many, especially the memories of Marjorie Newell Robb who in later years gave many lectures and spoke in many publc venues about her Titanic experience...
The Voyage of Life- Childhood
The Voyage of Life-Childhood by Thomas Cole, one of a series of four canvases mentioned in the Asplund memorial services May 10, 2006...
Tunisian
Eastbound, St. John, New Brunswick to Liverpool. On 10 April reported heavy ice in the vicinity of an area that was later the disaster site.Port of Registry: Glasgow...
The Kenyon Home
The home of the Kenyons in Noank, Connecticut...
New York (1)
(American Line)ex-City of New York, Inman LineAs Titanic left Southampton 10 April 1912, the suction and wave action of her propellers and huge bulk tore New York loose from her mooring in tandem with Oceanic...
Oceanic (1)
White Star LineNot only was Oceanic operated by the same company that operated Titanic, she was also directly associated with Titanic at the beginning of her maiden voyage as well as during the first weeks following t...
Bulgaria
(aka Canada,Hercules, Philippines,Drachtenstein)Hamburg-Amerika LineOnTuesday, April 9, while traveling westbound Hamburg-Southampton-Baltimore,received a wireless message from the Caledonia warning of ...
Caledonia
Anchor LineOn 9 April at 2:55 p.m. Caledonia, eastbound New York-Glasgow, relayed to Bulgaria an ice warning received earlier from Cassandra.Port of Registry: GlasgowFlag of Regist...
The Boxhall Letters
The following five letters, written to Mr. Joe Carvalho ofMassaschusetts by Commander Joseph G. Boxhall span the time period ofApril 1961 through July of 1962, and reveal the sentiments of the Titanicofficer regarding...
Cassandra
(Donaldson Brothers)On 9 April, while eastbound St. John, New Brunswick to Glasgow, Cassandra transmitted a warning of ice at 43 degrees 38 N. by 49 degrees 16 W. which was relayed at 2:55 p.m. by the Caledonia to the Bulga...
Royal Edward
Canadian Northern Steamships, Ltd.Westbound Avonmouth to Halifax. On 8 April encountered and reported an ice field in the vicinity of the subsequent Titanic disaster site : 42 degrees 50N, 49 degrees 30W to 42 degrees 30N 50 degrees 10...
Annie
West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.Port of Registry: West HartlepoolFlag of Registry: BritishSignal letters: P Q N SSteel hull, one funnel, two masts...
Rosalind
New York, Newfoundland and Halifax Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (C.T. Bowring & Co., Ltd. Managers) Departed St. John’s, Newfoundland 6 April for New York. On 7 April at 45 degrees 10 ‘ N. by 56 degrees 40” W. encount...
Argentine Transport
Empire Transport Co., Ltd. (Houlder Brothers, Managers)Westbound, Narvik, Norway to Philadelphia. Left Narvik 3 April1912 with a cargo of iron ore. On arrival at the intermediatestop of Louisburg, Nova Scotia, her captain reported that o...
Hector
Port of Registry: SouthamptonFlag of Registry: BritishFunnel: Red, black topCompany flag: Divided by crossed lines into four equal trianglesBlue at ...
Neptune
Port of Registry: SouthamptonFlagof Registry: BritishFunnel:Red, black topCompanyflag: Divided by crossed lines into four equal triangles. Blue at ho...
Ajax
Call letters: S P G B Port of Registry: Southampton Flag of Registry: British Funnel: Red, black top Company flag: Div...