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British Titanic Inquiry Opened

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1912Date range
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1912

John Charles Mersey2 May 1912

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Opens the formal British investigation ordered by the Board of Trade into the loss of Titanic.

Names involved

John Charles Mersey

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