Charles Lightoller was born in Chorley, Lancashire, England on 30th March 1874, and a mere thirteen years later, he had already gone to sea. Lightoller’s early career at sea was packed with near-disaster and high-drama, which he came through unscathed, although it must have made a much better man of him. Charles Lightoller’s career with the White …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1918 Maiden Voyage: 1923 Gross Tonnage: 16,063 tons Length: 550.3ft. Beam: 67.3ft. Decks: 2 Funnels: 1 Masts: 2 Propellers: 3 Engines: 2 x 4 cylinder triple expansion + turbine to centre propeller Boilers: 6 double boilers Speed: 16 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 190 first class, 220 second class, 480 third class Sister Ships: n/a Calgaric was originally laid down in 1914 as Orca for …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1874 Maiden Voyage: Gross Tonnage: 5,008 tons Length: 455ft Beam: 45.2ft Decks: 2 Funnels: 2 Masts: 4 Propellers: 1 Engines: 2 x 2 cylinder tandem compound Boilers: 8 Speed: 16 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 220 first class, 1,500 third class Sister Ships: Britannic I Germanic was laid down at Harland and Wolff’s Belfast Yard in 1874, and was the younger sister vessel of Britannic …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1911 Maiden Voyage: 1911 Liverpool – Wellington Gross Tonnage: 8,090 tons Length: 477.5ft Beam: 63.1ft Decks: 2 Funnels: 1 Masts: 2 Propellers: 2 Engines: 2 x four cylinder quadruple expansion Boilers: 2 double + 3 single Speed: 13 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 6 first class, 1,000 steerage, 5 refrigerated holds Sister Ships: Zealandic was the last ship built by Harland and Wolff to …
After her delayed but highly successful sea trials, Titanic immediately made her way to her port of departure, Southampton, arriving just before midnight on the 3rd April. However, there was still much, much work to be done before the ship could depart on April 10th, and the majority of this work involved stocking the vessel with ton after ton …