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RMS Titanic: 1911 Struck an iceberg and sank, April 15, 1912, on her maiden voyage SS Transylvania: 1914 Torpedoed and sunk on May 4, 1917, by German U-boat U-63: R.M.S. Transylvania. RMS Transylvania: 1925 Torpedoed and sunk on August 10, 1940, by U-56: R.M.S. Transylvania on a postcard: SS Tuscania: 1914 Torpedoed and sunk on February 5, 1918 ...
[citation needed] The Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg, partway through her maiden voyage. Following the sinking of the Titanic, America and Ireland's White Star Line flags were raised half-mast on 19 April 1912. America was broken up on 11 December 1945, then under the name Seamore. [2]
The Olympic-class ocean liners were a trio of British ocean liners built by the Harland & Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line during the early 20th century, named Olympic (1911), Titanic (1912) and Britannic (1915). All three were designated to be the largest as well as most luxurious liners of the era, devised to provide White Star an ...
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co, at Sparrow's Point, Maryland [19] Scrapped 2006 Ordered by the U.S. Maritime Administration as cargo vessel SS Free State Mariner, completed 1952. [30] Converted to passenger ship by Matson Line in 1955. SS Mariposa: 1953/1955 Matson Line: Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
The Titanic sub that was lost with five passengers aboard near the wreck of the famed liner likely imploded hours before a massive search and rescue was even launched, says the US Coast Guard.
Ocean liners were the primary mode of intercontinental travel for over a century, from the mid-19th century until they began to be supplanted by airliners in the 1950s. In addition to passengers, liners carried mail and cargo. Ships contracted to carry British Royal Mail used the designation RMS. Liners were also the preferred way to move gold ...
Over a year after the ill-fated OceanGate vessel imploded on a trip down to view the Titanic, investigators have released new footage of the wreckage. Newly released Coast Guard footage shows ...
On April 10, 1912, the Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage from Southhampton, England to New York City. But a few days into the trip, the ship hit an iceberg and sank within hours. Approximately ...