RMS Carpathia
RMS Carpathia[1] was a passenger steamship of the Cunard Line.[2]
Carpathia was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson. The ship made her maiden voyage in 1903.[2]
She was famous for rescuing the survivors of RMS Titanic after the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on 15 April 1912.[2]
Carpathia was sunk in the Atlantic on 17 July 1918 during the First World War. She sank after being torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat.[2] The captain of the Carpathia was A.H. Rostron.
RMS Carpathia Media
The Carpathia being drydocked in Red Hook, New York
Arthur Rostron RD, RNR, served as captain of the RMS Carpathia. He is known for his crucial role in spearheading the ship's rescue of survivors from the RMS Titanic.
This medal was awarded to a Carpathia crew member for his part in the rescue of Titanic survivors.
The Carpathia sank after being struck by three torpedoes fired by U-55 west of Land's End.
A colour profile view of the Carpathia as she appeared from 1903 to 1905
The painted hull of the Carpathia rests on the slipway, awaiting launch.
The Carpathia, having docked in New York following the rescue of the Titanic's survivors
The RMS Carpathia at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1912.
Margaret Brown (right) giving Captain Arthur Henry Rostron a golden award for his service in the rescue of the Titanic's survivors
Rare on-deck photo of the Carpathia's passengers (c. 1914), unconnected with the Titanic disaster
References
- ↑ RMS is an acronym. RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship or Steamer. RMS is a ship prefix for vessels that carry mail under contract to the British Royal Mail.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 GreatOceanLiners.com, "Carpathia, 1903-1918" Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-21.
Other websites
Media related to Carpathia (ship, 1903) at Wikimedia Commons
- Carpathia (1903–1918 ; 13,555 tons) Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Maritimequest RMS Carpathia Photo Gallery
- Carpathia 1907 photos by Marjorie Champlin Bowen
