Oceanic
White Star Line
Not 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 f...
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...
The Kenyon Home
The home of the Kenyons in Noank, Connecticut...
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...
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...
Vulcan
Vulcan struggling to pull the stern of the New York (left) away from Titanic's port side (Eaton-Haas Collection)...
Hercules
One of the tugs that got lines aboard New York and kept her from striking Titanic as the latter was leaving her Southampton dock.Port of Registry: Southampt...
Blue Jacket
(Owner: P. Kavanagh) Departed St. John’s, Newfoundland 12 March 1912 with a capacity 86 ton cargo of codfish for Oporto, Portugal. Encountering high winds, heavy seas and ice, she had to put into another Newfoundland port for several...
Samara
Samara Steam Ship Samara Co., Ltd. (Maclay & MacIntyre, Managers)Westbound Cardiff to Philadelphia on April 1st at 43 degrees 12 N. by 45 degrees 14W. southeast off Newfoundlands Grand Banks, rescued the c...