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Titanic First Class Passenger – BROWN, Mrs. Margaret ‘ Molly’

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 by Kane Dane

Age: 44 Date of Birth: 18th July, 1867 Place of Residence: Denver, Colorado Embarked at: Cherbourg, France ( List ) on Wednesday, 10th April, 1912 Ticket Number: 17613 Price Of Ticket: £27 14s 5d Cabin Number: B-4 Class: First Class Passengers Destination: Denver, Colorado Survived: Yes ( List ) Lifeboat Number: No. 6 Location Buried: Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Nassau County, New York Biography Margaret ‘Molly’ Brown boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg, France on Wednesday, 10th …

Icebergs

July 3, 2019 by Kane Dane

The Norse word ‘iceberg’ translates, not surprisingly, into ‘mountain of ice’. The mountain of ice that Titanic tragically encountered in April, 1912 was first formed over 5,000 years ago, when layer after layer of snow and ice were compressed and crushed by yet more falling snow to form part of the immense Greenland Glacier. These glaciers are …

Germanic

July 3, 2019 by Kane Dane

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 …

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 …

Zealandic

July 3, 2019 by Kane Dane

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 …