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Titanic First Class Passenger – SPEDDEN, Mrs Margaretta Corning

July 4, 2019 by Kane Dane

Age: 40 Date of Birth: Place of Residence: Tuxedo Park, New York Embarked at: Cherbourg, France ( List ) on Wednesday, 10th April, 1912 Ticket Number: 16966 Price Of Ticket: £134 10s 0d Cabin Number: E-34 Class: First Class Passengers Destination: Tuxedo Park, New York Survived: Yes ( List ) Lifeboat Number: No. 3 Location Buried: Biography Margaretta Corning Spedden was traveling with her husband, Frederick Oakley Spedden, and their son, Robert …

Pittsburgh

July 4, 2019 by Kane Dane

Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: November 17th, 1920 Maiden Voyage: June 6th 1922 Liverpool – Cobh – Philadelphia – Boston Gross Tonnage: 16,322 tons Length: 601 ft. Beam: 67.8 ft. Decks: 4 Funnels: 2 Masts: 2 Propellers: 3 Engines: 2 x triple expansion engines + l.p. turbine on center propeller Boilers: 6 x double boilers Speed: 15 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 600 cabin class, 1,800 …

Traffic II

July 3, 2019 by Kane Dane

Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1911 Maiden Voyage: N/A Gross Tonnage: 675 tons Length: 175 ft. Beam: 35 ft. Decks: 2 Funnels: 1 Masts: 1 Propellers: 2 Engines: 2 x twin cylinder compound inverted engines Boilers: Speed: 12 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 1,200 passengers from third class + mails Sister Ships: N/A Traffic was designed and built by Harland & Wolff, and launched on 27th April 1911, …

Gallic I

July 3, 2019 by Kane Dane

Builder: John Scott & Co., Kinghorn, Fife Yard No.: Launched: Maiden Voyage: Gross Tonnage: 461 tons Length: 150ft. Beam: 28.2 ft. Decks: 1 Funnels: 1 Masts: Paddles: 2 Engines: 2 x 2 cylinder compound Boilers: Speed: Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 1,200 passengers Sister Ships: Built as the Birkenhead by John Scott & Co. of Fife in 1894, she operated as a ferry around Liverpool until …

Titanic’s Maiden Voyage

June 26, 2019June 24, 2019 by Kane Dane

Titanic was now ready to travel. The crew were all aboard, save for a couple of thirsty firemen enjoying a last-minute pint in one of Southampton’s many public houses who would miss the departure. Luckily, there were spare members of crew on standby ready for this very situation, which obviously occurred on a regular basis, and they were duly ‘signed on’, the …