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Passengers onboard the RMS Titanic

Passengers board the RMS Titanic from the tender 'Ireland' at Cobh, Co. Cork. IRISH EXAMINER ARCHIVE

The tender Ireland at Deepwater Quay, Queenstown, Co Cork, on Titanic sailing day. IRISH EXAMINER ARCHIVE

Passengers playing aboard the RMS Titanic in 1912

The Carpathia was the first ship on the scene after the Titanic sank in 1912. It raced at high speeds through waters filled with icebergs to reach the survivors. Its crew pulled 705 men, women and children from lifeboats bobbing in the icy water.
On July 17, 1918, during the First World War, the Carpathia was traveling in a convoy from England to Boston when it was struck by two torpedoes from a German U-boat and began to sink. A third torpedo hit the ship as the lifeboats were being manned. Five crewmembers died, while the rest of the crew were rescued.

The Titanic in the dock

RMS Titanic

RMS Titanic

This photo shows a boat from the Mackay-Bennett retrieving the body of a Titanic passenger following the disaster. This gruesome task went on for many days until - loaded with nearly 200 victims - the ship sailed for Halifax, Nova Scotia.

This is generally believed to be the Iceberg that sunk the RMS Titanic. This iceberg was photographed by the chief steward of the liner Prinze Adelbert on the morning of April 15, 1912, just a few miles south of where the Titanic went down. The steward hadn't yet heard about the Titanic. What caught his attention was the smear of red paint along the base of the berg, indication that it had collided with a ship sometime in the previous twelve hours. Other reports stated that there were a number of icebergs in the vacinity.

ON BOARD THE TITANIC - STERN. IRISH EXAMINER ARCHIVE

Passengers onboard the RMS Titanic.

RMS Titanic

Parts of the original pier still remainsin Cobh, Co. Cork where passengers boarded tenders taking them to RMS Titanic. IRISH EXAMINER

RMS Titanic leaving Southampton foe Queenstown (Cobh) Cork.

RMS Titanic in Belast circa 1912

RMS Titanic berthed at Southampton shortly before leaving for Queenstown (Cobh) in Cork.

RMS TITANIC AT COBH, CO. CORK.

A side view of RMS Titanic gives an idea of the size of the vessel.

In April, 1912 the RMS Titanic called to the port of Queenstown (Cobh) on her maiden voyage. The pride of the White Star Line arrived at Roche's Point at 11.30 a.m. A total of 123 passangers embarked at Queenstown. Three days later the liner struck an iceberg. Of the 2228 passangers and crew aboard only 705 survived. Picture shows passangers strolling along the deck of the doomed liner off Roche's Point. IRISH EXAMINER ARCHIVE

In April, 1912 the RMS Titanic called to the port of Queenstown (Cobh) on her maiden voyage. The pride of the White Star Line arrived at Roche's Point at 11.30 a.m. A total of 123 passangers embarked at Queenstown. Three days later the liner struck an iceberg. Of the 2228 passangers and crew aboard only 705 survived. Picture shows passangers strolling along the deck of the doomed liner off Roche's Point. IRISH EXAMINER ARCHIVE

In April, 1912 the RMS Titanic called to the port of Queenstown (Cobh) on her maiden voyage. The pride of the White Star Line arrived at Roche's Point at 11.30 a.m. A total of 123 passangers embarked at Queenstown. Three days later the liner struck an iceberg. Of the 2228 passangers and crew aboard only 705 survived. Picture shows the doomed liner off Roche's Point. IRISH EXAMINER ARCHIVE

Titanic passing through the Belfast Lough en route to the Irish Sea for her trials.

While on its maiden voyage the RMS Titanic arrived at Roches Point to pick up passangers and supplies from Queenstown (Cobh). Picture shows supplies being brought aboard the tender PS America. IRISH EXAMINER ARCHIVE

The launching of the Titanic at Harland and Wolf shipyards in Belfast in May, 1911. Construction was completed on 2/04/1912. On its maiden voyage the liner struck an iceberg on 14/04/1912. Of the 2228 passangers and crew aboard only 705 survived. IRISH EXAMINER ARCHIVE

Harland and Wolff in Belfast . The outer shell of Titanic can be seen in the building area in the background.

In April, 1912 the RMS Titanic called to the port of Queenstown (Cobh) on her maiden voyage. The pride of the White Star Line arrived at Roche's Point at 11.30 a.m. A total of 123 passangers embarked at Queenstown. Three days later the liner struck an iceberg. Of the 2228 passangers and crew aboard only 705 survived. Picture shows the tender PS America alongside the doomed liner at Roches Point. IRISH EXAMINER ARCHIVE

The Harland and Wolf shipyards in Belfast when the liner RMS Titanic was under construction. The keel was laid on 31/03/1909 and the ship was completed on 2/04/1912. Ten days later, on its maiden voyage, the liner struck an iceberg. Of the 2228 passangers and crew aboard only 705 survived.

A picture of the orginal grand staircase inside the world famous Titanic. Thomas Andrews, the ships architect lived in Windsor Avenue in South Belfast which is now the Irish Football Association headquarters, the staircase at the house in Windsor Avenue gave Andrews the inspiration for the grand staircase design inside the Titanic.

Altogther there were twenty-four double-ended and five single-ended boilers in Titanic, designed for a working pressure of 215 lb., which was maintained under natural draught conditions. This picture shows the boiler in storage in the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast as they waited to be fitted onboard the Titanic.

The Little Mother ship of the Titanic, the Nomadic, pictured ferrying 1st and 2nd class passengers out to the Titanic for her maiden voyage. The Nomadic is the only White Star Line vessel still afloat.

RMS Titanic: The Cafe Parisian located on B deck (Bridge deck) starboard and aft of the fourth funnel.

Loyalist political slogans painted along the side of the the liner RMS Titanic while it was under construction at Harland and Wolf shipyards in Belfast. The keel was laid on 31/03/1909 and the ship was completed on 2/04/1912. Ten days later, on its maiden voyage, the liner struck an iceberg. Of the 2228 passangers and crew aboard only 705 survived. IRISH EAMINER ARCHIVE

Passenger onboard the RMS Titanic.

RMS Titanic berthed at Southampton before her voyage towards Queenstown (Cobh) Co. Cork.

Titanic was driven by two gigantic wing propellers measuring over 23 feet in diameter and a center propeller spanning more than 16 feet.

RMS Titanic is pictured during a two year build at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast.

Second Class Passengers boarding RMS Titanic from the tender 'Ireland' , April 10th 1912. The crew are wearing White Star jumpers. The liner, built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Ireland, sank off coast of Newfoundland after striking an iceberg on April 15th 1912, on her maiden voyage. (Photo by Father Browne/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

Sister ships RMS Olympic and Titanic.

It was a Dutch furniture manufacturing company called HP Mutters & Son, who were contracted to decorate some of the first-class staterooms and public rooms of the Titanic.

FR. BROWNE TITANIC PHOTOS : Steerage getting settled on deck

The SS 'Titanic', leaving Belfast to start her trials, pulled by tugs, shortly before her disastrous maiden voyage of April 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Survivors of the 'Titanic' disaster in a crowded lifeboat. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

April 1912: Survivors of the Titanic disaster boarding a tug from the liner which rescued them. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

February 1912: The ill-fated White Star liner, the 'Titanic' at Harland and Wolff's shipyard, Belfast. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

April 1912: Survivors of the 'Titanic' disaster on board a tug, arriving at Plymouth. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The liner Titanic in dry dock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast, February 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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