Titanic’s chief wireless officer John George Phillips, pictured here on the right, was remembered in his home town of Godalming, Surrey, by the construction of the biggest memorial to a single Titanic victim, the Phillips Memorial Cloister, pictured here on the left. Upon leaving school, Phillips worked at the Post Office in Godalming, where he developed his radio skills …
Georges Alexandre Krins was born in Paris in 1889. Some year later, the family Krins came back to Belgium where Auguste Krins opened a drapery. Georges Alexandre Krins first studied music at the Academie de Musique de Spa. He then attended the Conservatoire Royal de Liège from 1902. He completed his musical studies in 1908 and he …
Undoubtedly the high-point of any day for the majority of the passengers aboard Titanic was the meals. First Class passengers enjoyed cuisine of the highest standards, and as the Second Class passengers’ food was prepared in the very same galley, which was situated on ‘D’ deck immediately above the engine room, it’s quite likely that much of their food was …
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 …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: 394 Launched: 1908 Maiden Voyage: 1909 Liverpool – Quebec – Montreal Gross Tonnage: 14,892 tons Length: 550.3 ft. Beam: 67.3 ft. Decks: 3 Funnels: 1 Masts: 2 Propellers: 3 Engines: 2 x 4 cylinder triple expansion + l.p. turbine driving centre prop Boilers: Speed: 17 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 230 first class, 430 second class, 1000 third class Sister Ships: Megantic When …