SS Britannic

Work began on the third and final Olympic-class liner, Britannic, on the 30th November, 1911, on the same slipway that Olympic had vacated on the 20th October, 1910, just over one year earlier. But in April, 1912, work on the construction of yard No. 433 came to a dramatic halt: the sinking of Titanic caused the builders, Harland and Wolff, together …

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Titanic Memorials: Engineers, Southampton

Location: East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0, United Kingdom There stands in East Park, Southampton, a magnificent granite memorial, pictured here on the left, dedicated to the heroic engineering staff, which was unveiled on April 22nd, 1914, in front of a crowd of nearly 100,000 people, a real indication of the loss felt by the city. It …

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Fifth Officer Harold Godfrey Lowe of the Titanic

Harold Godfrey Lowe was born in Conwy, North Wales on November 21st, 1882. He went to sea at the age of fourteen, which may seem rather early to us now, but it was still acceptable in the late 1890s, and not at all unusual for even younger children to go to sea. Harold Godfrey Lowe had originally gone …

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Discovery Of R.M.S. Carpathia

A U.S. expedition confirmed Friday it had located the wreck of RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued 705 survivors from the Titanic and that was later torpedoed by a German U boat. American author Clive Cussler and founder of the National Underwater & Marine Agency said the wreck that was found last spring was confirmed as thec Carpathia last …

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Titanic First Class Passenger – GUGGENHEIM, Mr Benjamin

Age: 46 Date of Birth (D.O.B.): 26th October, 1865 Place of Residence: New York City, New York Embarked at: Cherbourg, France ( List ) on Wednesday, 10th April, 1912 Ticket Number: 17593 Price Of Ticket: £79 4s 0d Cabin Number: B-82 Class: First Class Passengers Destination: New York City, New York Survived: No Died: 15th …

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