R.M.S. TITANIC Departing Southampton
PROPERTY FROM THE VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM SOLD TO BENEFIT ITS ACQUISITIONS FUND
R.M.S. TITANIC Departing Southampton

WILLIAM CLARK, BRITISH, APRIL 10, 1912

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R.M.S. TITANIC Departing Southampton
William Clark, British, April 10, 1912
A pair of photographs relating to the R.M.S. TITANIC. The first entitled "The Last We Saw Of The Titanic" shows a stern quarter view of R.M.S. TITANIC with several tugs in attendence as she pulls away from her dock in Southampton on her maiden voyage. The second is entitled "The Widening Of Trafalagar Graving Dock to take big steamers nearing completion." shows a large drydock under construction with construction debris and scaffolding. This photograph is further marked on the back "Dock to take Titanic Southampton Eng./for R.H. Hooper" In addition both images are marked on the back with the Maritime Museum Vancouver, B.C. stamp and the negative number.
3¾ x 5 in.(9.5 x 12.7 cm.) (2)

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The Titanic was built by Harland & Wolff of Belfast for the White Star Line. She was launched on May 31, 1911 and was the largest ship in the world at this time. On April 10 she embarked on her fated maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. On April 14 Titanic approached the Grand Banks along a steamer route in the South of the North Atlantic, internationally agreed for the avoidance of danger from fog and ice. She received numerous warnings from other oceanliners, but proceeded to continue at her full service speed of 21 knots, and struck an iceberg at 23.40 hrs. Of the 2206 passengers aboard, a total of 703 (32 were rescued.

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