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: 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, …
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 …
The original Titanic Musicians Memorial was unveiled on 19th April, 1913, and was located in Southampton library. It bore the dedication, but the library, along with the memorial, were destroyed during World War Two, and for over forty years, Southampton was without a tribute to the heroic members of the ship’s band. The replica Memorial that now sits on the same site …
In 1907, the White Star Line inaugurated Southampton as its primary port for transatlantic steamers arriving in and departing from England. This placed the French port of Cherbourg about 80 nautical miles away, or about 5 hours at the speed ships traveled in 1907. Cherbourg did not have the full facilities to accommodate the large steamers in her docks, …