RMS Carpathia
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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]
References [change]
- ↑ 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" ; retrieved 2012-8-21.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Carpathia (ship, 1903) at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to - Carpathia (1903–1918 ; 13,555 tons)
- Maritimequest RMS Carpathia Photo Gallery
- Carpathia 1907 photos by Marjorie Champlin Bowen
