RMS Carpathia
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| Length | 170 m |
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| Construction started | September 10, 1901 |
| Launched | August 6, 1902 |
| Builder | Swan Hunter |
| Captain | Arthur Rostron |
| Did you know | In 1999 the wreck of the Carpathia was discovered intact and lying upright at a depth of more than 500 feet (152 metres). |
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| ID | 693607 |
About RMS Carpathia
RMS Carpathia was a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson in their shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Carpathia made her maiden voyage in 1903 from Liverpool to Boston, and continued on this route before being transferred to Mediterranean service in 1904.
Titanic plan from sinking inquiry sells for £195k
By Alexandra BassinghamBBC News
A 33ft (10m) plan of The Titanic used in The Inquiry into the sinking of The Ship has sold for £195,000 at auction.
Medals awarded to telegraphist Harold Cottam, who helped save 700 passengers on The Titanic , were also sold at the auction in Wiltshire on Saturday.
Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said he was " delighted" at the £395,000 total reached for The Four Titanic lots.
Mr Cottam's medals were sold alongside photographs, his pocket watch and signed paperwork for £85,000.
Mr Cottam, from Southwell, Nottinghamshire, was 21 when he was on board the Rms Carpathia and identified The Titanic 's
He alerted his captain, who initiated The Rescue of The Passengers on the vessel, which had struck an iceberg.
It was the only vessel that picked up The Titanic 's distress call.
The hand-drawn plan of The Titanic was made for The British inquiry into the sinking of The Ship ,
Mr Aldridge, of Henry Aldridge and Son Ltd, said: " The prices reflect the rarity of The Material offered for auction but also the enduring appeal of The Titanic story.
" She sank 111 years ago but The Memory of those passengers and crew lives on through the memorabilia, " he added.
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