#carpathia

[staudnhuckn]

Gigantic hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)

Transylvania, Romania

#original photography #photographers on tumblr #landscape photography #nature photography #trees #forest #transylvania #romania #carpathia #summer

[luminouslumity]

On the bright side, I'm glad to see the Carpathia getting talked about more!

#tiktok #tiktoks #titanic #rms titanic #carpathia #rms carpathia #history

[observer-of-the-world]

So, uhm, I know this is supposed to be a funny post and nothing more than that, but these little misunderstandings about the Titanic really bother me.

First of all, it was never actually said that the Olympic line (RMS Olympic, RMS Titanic and HMHS Britannic) was unsinkable per se, it was said that as far as engineering went they were unsinkable ("And as far as it is possible to do so, these two wonderful vessels are designed to be unsinkable").

It might not be a big difference, but it means that what they claimed was that to the best of the experts knowledge, there was nothing that could be done to make them safer than they already were, and Harland and Wolff were one of the best companies out there, and they had already gone beyond some of the safety requirements. For example, if the Titanic had crashed straight into the iceberg with her full speed, she would probably have survived the crash with no need for rescue and she probably would've been able to continue her voyage rather safely, attesting to her security.

And two, Titanic wasn't special for saying this. A lot of ships used marketing like that, so it has only become a laughing matter bc of how big Titanic's tragedy was. Carpathia's (the ship that rescued the Titanic's survivors) captain even mentions this in the official enquiry:

"380. The fact that, under these regulations, you are obliged to carry 20 lifeboats and the Titanic was only obliged to carry 20, with her additional tonnage, indicates either that these regulations were prescribed long ago -

(interposing): No, sir; it has nothing to do with that. What it has to do with is the ship itself. The ships are built nowadays to be practically unsinkable, and each ship is supposed to be a lifeboat in itself. The boats are merely supposed to be put on as a standby. The ships are supposed to be built, and the naval architects say they are, unsinkable under certain conditions. What the exact conditions are, I do not know, as to whether it is with alternate compartments full, or what it may be. That is why in our ship we carry more lifeboats, for the simple reason that we are built differently from the Titanic; differently constructed."

#titanic #rms titanic #rms olympic #hmhs britannic #white star line #rms carpathia #carpathia #harland and wolff

[chaotic-historian]

Me, when I learned the Carpathia only managed to get in contact with the sinking Titanic bc they randomly rang to tell them they had mail:

#the archive hobgoblin #titanic #carpathia #history facts #chaotic history

[mylordshesacactus]

hey do you guys think there might have been some sort of anniversary of an event of some kind in the past 24 hours

#carpathia

[reading-renditions]

hey y'all i'm back after like nine years lmao gimme some new people to follow for

writing

fanfic

gay ships (hijack, ineffable husbands, the voltron ship that gives me nausea whenever i type it out)

gay ships (titanic and carpathia, any pirate ship ever)

video games

#writing #fanfic #fanfiction #hijack #ineffable husbands #voltron #klance #titanic #carpathia #pirates

[telumendils]

a few weeks ago my friend was telling me about the captain of a ship that practically broke physics trying to get to the sinking titanic in time to save everyone and GOD do i want a movie about that guy and his crew and the passengers who all got up out of bed in the middle of the night to help make the ship ready to take on any survivors.

the ship was called the carpathia and the captain's name was arthur henry roston, btw.

#titanic #the titanic #carpathia #the carpathia #arthur henry roston #captain arthur henry roston #bee.txt

[if-not-now-tell-me-when]

“I have nothing in the world. And I have no place to go since my husband is lost. But I am not afraid. I have always heard that the Americans that are the kindest people in the world. I am sure that they will take good care of us.” - A 3rd class Titanic survivor on board the rescue ship the Carpathia

#titanic #titanic history #titanic ship #titanic sinking #rms titanic #titanic disaster #Carpathia #history #history quotes #Gareth Russell #ship of dreams #thekingandthejester

[nightbringer24]

How They Rescued Titanic's Passengers: Carpathia's Wild Dash

In the early hours of April 15th, 1912 the RMS Carpathia's lone wireless operator Harold Cottam picked up his headset for one last listen before turning in for bed. What he heard shocked him to his core; RMS Titanic, the newest liner of the White Star Line, was sinking fast. Carpathia's story as a hero rescue ship is a fascinating one, and in this episode we explore how the night of the disaster went down from the decks of the Carpathia as she rushed to the rescue of RMS Titanic.

#rms carpathia #carpathia #rms titanic #titanic #titanic disaster #Youtube

[thealmightygremm]

The Sinking of the RMS Titanic: In Defense of the SS Californian

I have been obsessed with the Titanic for months now. I could probably describe minute-by-minute the sinking on the night of April 15th, 1912. I recently stumbled across some videos on TikTok talking about Titanic and more specifically the RMS Carpathia (the ship that rescued Titanic’s survivors). There seemed to be a running theme of people stating they weren’t sure why the SS Californian didn’t come to Titanic’s aid- implying that they were careless or reckless in the matter. It got me thinking about how when I started being obsessed with learning about Titanic and how little base knowledge I was ever given about many aspects surrounding the sinking. Up until this point, I didn’t even know about the Californian. After reading everything I could find about that night (minus On a Sea of Glass due to not being able to find any copies anywhere //totally not bitter about that//). I’d like to blab a bit in defense of the Californian on the night of the Titanic’s demise.

As anyone who has delved into the night the Titanic sunk likely knows, the Carpathia was the closest ship to come to Titanic’s aid. However, she was roughly 4 hours away when she received Titanic’s CQD distress call; The Titanic, sunk in 2. There was a ship much closer to the Titanic, though. The SS Californian was so close to the Titanic when she hit the iceberg and came to a halt that her lights could be seen by passengers and crews on the horizon. Before the Titanic struck the iceberg, they received many ice warnings from multiple ships- including from the Californian. Their warning was sent to the bridge by one of Titanic’s wireless operators, Harold Bride. Later on in the night the Californian encountered a large ice field. Her captain, Stanley Lord, decided to stop the ship until morning. Her wireless operator, Cyril Evans, attempted to relay the information to Titanic due to their close proximity. Titanic’s other wireless operator, Jack Philips, had his volume turned up high which sent the pings of the morse code from the Californian blasting into his ears. This, on top of his exhaustion and stress from rushing to send passenger messages, caused him to snap at Evans, replying for him to “shut up”. After receiving Philip’s message, Evans turned his system off and turned in for the night. Around three hours later, Titanic struck the iceberg.

Being unable to reach the Californian via the Marconi Wireless System, the crew of the Titanic attempted to first contact the Californian via morse lamps- lamps used to flash morse code in order to communicate without the use of the still new wireless systems. However, a majority of the crew aboard the Californian were not very fluent in morse code. Those who knew some were unable to tell if the morse lamps were truly using morse lamps or if they were just flickering oil lamps on the Titanic due to some party or celebration. Something that supported this mindset and lack of alarm was the Titanic’s crew firing off distress rockets. Standard protocol with distress rockets were to fire them off in 30 second intervals to signify distress. However, many ships would fire rockets as “company signals”. The crew of Titanic stopped attempting the morse lamps and turned to the rockets, however they were not shot off in 30 second intervals, but rather in inconsistent intervals close to 1 minute apart. During this period, the crew had continued to assume the rockets were being fired off in celebration rather than distress. They did eventually decided to attempt to contact the Titanic with their own morse lamps, but by the time they began trying to reach Titanic in this way, the crew had their hands full trying to help passengers and control the panic in both the passengers and themselves.

One of the main arguments against the crew of the Californian is that throughout the entire night, no one decided to wake their wireless operator (who I should add was the only one able to use the Marconi Wireless System). Even if it was just a celebration or party, having him get ahold of the Titanic just to check would certainly have saved hundreds of lives that night. But I don’t believe the crew of the Californian can fully be blamed for their lack of action. They were confused by Titanic’s mixed signals and didn’t know how to react. Due to the same mirage effects that caused the Titanic’s crew to not see the iceberg, the Californian’s crew couldn’t quite trust the morse lamps and with the misfiring of the rockets, their confusion that in hindsight should have provoked more concern was understandable at the time. They also claimed later that they didn’t realize the ship was Titanic which to this day is still a disputed claim considering their communications and knowledge of her being nearby.

The SS Californian’s inaction certainly caused hundreds more to die that night than should have, but they are not the only ones to blame. The Californian was sunk on the 9th of November, 1913 by a German Uboat, ironically sinking not far from the location the Titanic’s sister ship, the HMHS Britannic.

/End Rant

#titanic #carpathia #californian #rant #rambling #ships #sinking #theresalwayssomething

[upsidedior]

Listening to a podcast about the Titanic (bc I'm a 90s child and I remember it in theaters and getting the VHS tape) and I've come to a conclusion.... I have an idea for a movie.

I want a movie based on the events of that night about the Carpathia. I want a Carpathia movie. This movie based upon their trip, their ice warnings, the 30 minutes of OT the radio operator had the night of the sinking when he got Titanic's distress calls, the crewmen not believing the guy because Titanic is unsinkable!? The Captain responding in full force where he pushed his ship and crewmen those 58 miles in iceberg infested waters to get to the wreckage, and only for them to find shell shocked survivors in lifeboats.

That's the story I want to hear. How fate intertwined with this ship and how her crew responded and didn't give a fuck about their lives in those hours. I want their stories, and the stories of the lives they saved from the harsh northern Atlantic waters.

The Carpathia. Looking at you James Cameron

#Carpathia #Titanic #Carpathia ship #Titanic ship #movie idea #someone write this movie #james cameron titanic #fuck maybe ill write it

[staudnhuckn]

Natural beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests in the rain

Făgăraș Mountains, Wallachia, Romania

#original photography #photographers on tumblr #landscape photography #nature photography #forest #trees #carpathia #romania #hiking

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1912 – The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage with the loss of 1,513 souls, many of them Irish; 732 would survive.

Just before midnight on 14 April, the RMS Titanic failed to divert its course from an iceberg and ruptured at least five of its hull compartments. These compartments filled with water and pulled down the bow of the ship. Because the Titanic’s compartments were not capped at the top, water from the ruptured compartments filled each succeeding compartment, causing the bow to sink and the stern to…

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#Belfast #Carpathia #Ellis Island #England #France #Harland and Wolff #Ireland #Irish Passengers #RMS Titanic #Sinks #U.S.

[chrisframeofficial]

Carpathia - Titanic's Rescue Ship

Cunard's ocean liner Carpathia became famous when she made a late night dash to rescue the survivors of the ill-fated Titanic.

When Titanic's Captain, E. J. Smith, realised his ship would sink, he ordered the international distress signal C.Q.D (all stations - distress) to be sent on the wireless radio.

During the night, Titanic’s radio operators sent the C.Q.D call but also opted to send a newer distress code, S.O.S. It was this code that was picked up by Carpathia.

At the same time, Carpathia’s wireless operator, Harold Cottam, was off duty! But as he was getting ready for bed, he decided to listen in to messages being sent to Titanic from Cape Cod, where a Marconi wireless station was located.

Noticing that Titanic was not responding to the messages from Cape Cod, Cottam decided to try and alert Titanic to this backlog of messages.

Cottam sent Titanic a message stating: “I say old man, do you know there is a lot of traffic for you at Cape Cod?”.

The response from Titanic was clear and chilling: 

“We are sinking, come at once, this is C.Q.D, old man”.

Cottam immediately alerted Captain Rostron (Captain of Carpathia) of the Titanic’s plight. Captain Rostron immediately set a course to Titanic’s reported position, over 60 miles away.

Travelling at maximum speed, Carpathia made a heroic dash to save the Titanic survivors.

Captain Rostron ordered all available steam to be diverted to the ship’s engines. Lighting and heating were reduced throughout the ship to free up steam that would have been used for hotel services, and redirect it to boost the speed of the engines.

At around 4:00am on 15 April 1912, Carpathia arrived near the scene and identified the Titanic’s lifeboats in the water. 

To learn more about Carpathia, check out my history page about the ship at Chris' Cunard Page:

#Carpathia #Titanic #RMS Titanic #Carpathia Ship #White Star Line #Cunard #Youtube

[lucy-hp]

"How Carpathia Rescued Titanic's Survivors - The Incredible True Story | Documentary"

#rms carpathia #Carpathia #titanic #video #history #Youtube

[adreenil98]

The RMS Carpathia unloads the salvage from the Titanic  

RMS Carpathia changed into a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship constructed through Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson of their shipyard in Wallsend, England. The Carpathia made her maiden voyage in 1903 from Liverpool to Boston and persisted in this path earlier than being transferred to the Mediterranean carrier in 1904. In April 1912, she have become well-known for rescuing survivors of the rival White Star Line's RMS Titanic after the latter struck an iceberg and sank with the lack of among 1,490 and 1,635 human beings withinside the North Atlantic Ocean.

Around 12:20 AM on April 15th, 1912, the RMS Titanic despatched out a fateful misery call.

The deliver had simply made touch with an iceberg all through its maiden voyage. The catastrophe had already begun when the close by RMS Carpathia obtained the messageclose by RMS Carpathia acquired the message, the catastrophe had already begun. However, the Carpathia nevertheless arrived in time to store over seven hundred passengers and group participants from the Titanic carpathia wreck.

The Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Carpathia spent over eighty years at the lowest of the ocean after an come upon with German submarines in World War I. Only inside the final twenty years has the Carpathia again to the world. Now, a choice of salvaged artifacts from the RMS Carpathia’s watery grave will come to public sale with Ahlers & Ogletree on January 15th, 2021.

The RMS Carpathia break become quickly received via way of means of Premier Exhibitions Inc., an American corporation that still manages relics from the Titanic. A 2007 excursion retrieved artifacts from the Carpathia. The upcoming Ahlers & Ogletree RMS Carpathia ship public sale gives ninety four objects from that trip, together with numerous tableware objects and portions of the ship. Leading the catalog is a exceptional soup plate from the rms Carpathia (estimate: USD 700 – $900). This signature blue-and-white ‘Ormond’ sample is specific to Cunard ships. It indicates vegetation and leaves wrapping round the threshold of every dish with the corporation emblem withinside the center. The ambitious sample set those dishes other than the third-elegance dinnerware, which lacked all ornament and color. Several other ‘Ormond’ portions might be to be had withinside the public sale, together with cups and saucers.

The sale can even consist of portions of the Carpathia spoil itself. One of the salvaged portholes (estimate: $700 – $900) nonetheless consists of the unique glass in a brass and bronze frame. Collectors can even discover a pair of binoculars with glass lenses, numerous linoleum tiles probable from the third-magnificence eating room, and a coat hook. Those seeking out greater uncommon Carpathia artifacts will discover unmarried portions of coal recovered from the engines. Bidding begins offevolved at $25 apiece. Other Carpathia objects have come to public sale withinside the years when you consider that its discovery, on the whole memorabilia stored earlier than its sinking. The highest-profile portions are the ones referring to the Titanic wreck, together with a navigational sextant used at some point of the rescue. The pinnacle lot of the sale became a salvaged porthole with partial timber from the Carpathia. It offered for $13,000 after attracting 28 bids. Close in the back of became a salvaged engine telegraph from the ship, which achieved $12,000 in opposition to a presale estimate of $500 to $700. The RMS Carpathia public sale became out extra sturdy expenses for a salvaged engine order telegraph ($12,000), a salvaged deck mild with globe ($12,000), a salvaged marine chronometer ($9,500), and an iron drain grill from the ship ($4,250). One of the maximum hotly expected lots, a salvaged exceptional soup plate, delivered in a modest $2,500. After the bidding concluded, the public sale obtained complaint from the Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA), an worldwide advisory frame on troubles of underwater archaeology. The organization issued a letter after the sale to explicit competition and problem over the non-public sale of excavated objects.

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