Olympic Maiden Voyage Observation
Sails on Olympic's maiden voyage to observe the new liner in service and identify improvements for later Olympic-class ships.
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Titanic Maiden Voyage
Southampton, Cherbourg, Queenstown and the North Atlantic maiden voyage, including embarkation and departure records.
40Matching records
1911–1912Year span
Archive records
These records are rendered directly from the current World History Database Titanic archive. The unrelated 2003 Edmund Hillary row remains excluded from the Titanic collection.
Olympic Maiden Voyage Command
Commands Olympic on her maiden voyage as White Star places its newest Olympic-class liner under his authority.
Surgery before Titanic Maiden Voyage
Undergoes serious surgery and remains in recovery during the weeks before Titanic's maiden voyage.
Titanic Command Appointment
Receives command of Titanic for the new liner's maiden voyage after serving as White Star's senior Olympic-class captain.
Titanic Musician Embarkation
Boards Titanic at Southampton as a Belgian violinist assigned to the ship's musical ensemble.
Titanic Musician Embarkation
Embarks at Southampton as the orchestra's French cellist for Titanic's first Atlantic crossing.
Titanic Musician Embarkation
Boards Titanic at Southampton as bandmaster and violinist for the ship's orchestra.
Titanic Musician Embarkation
Boards Titanic at Southampton as an English bass player in the ship's orchestra.
Titanic Maiden Voyage Departure
Commands Titanic as she leaves Southampton on 10 April 1912 for her maiden voyage to New York.
Titanic Reaches Cherbourg
Commands Titanic during the first scheduled stop of her maiden voyage at Cherbourg.
Titanic Musician Embarkation
Joins the maiden voyage at Southampton as a cellist in Titanic's contracted orchestra.
Titanic Musician Embarkation
Embarks at Southampton as one of Titanic's pianists for the transatlantic maiden voyage.
Titanic Musician Embarkation
Joins Titanic at Southampton as a pianist, having previously worked as a professional shipboard musician.
Titanic Musician Embarkation
Boards Titanic at Southampton as a Scottish violinist in the ship's orchestra.
Titanic Maiden Voyage Passenger
Boards Titanic at Southampton as a first-class passenger for the maiden voyage.
Guarantee Group Maiden Voyage
Sails with Harland and Wolff's Guarantee Group to observe Titanic's performance and identify defects during the maiden voyage.
Titanic Departure Duty
Serves as Titanic's fourth officer when the liner departs Southampton on her maiden voyage.
Titanic Embarkation
Boards Titanic at Southampton as a second-class passenger bound for North America.
Titanic Embarkation
Boards Titanic at Cherbourg with her husband John Jacob Astor and members of their travelling party.
Titanic Embarkation
Boards Titanic at Cherbourg for an urgent return journey to the United States.
Titanic Southampton Departure
Commands Titanic as the liner departs Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York.
Titanic Cherbourg Call
Commands Titanic during the evening call at Cherbourg, where additional passengers join the maiden voyage.
Titanic Maiden Voyage Cancelled by Illness
Misses Titanic's maiden voyage because his doctors consider him insufficiently recovered from surgery to travel.
Titanic Leaves Queenstown
Commands Titanic as she leaves Queenstown for the open Atlantic and New York.
First Class Atlantic Passage
Travels as a first-class passenger aboard Titanic during the ship's maiden Atlantic crossing.
First Class Atlantic Passage
Travels as a first-class passenger aboard Titanic during the maiden Atlantic voyage.
Titanic Queenstown Departure
Commands Titanic as the liner leaves Queenstown on the final European leg of the maiden voyage.
Maiden Voyage Technical Notes
Continues making technical notes and assisting the crew with minor difficulties as Titanic proceeds across the Atlantic.
Passenger Areas Inspection
Continues inspecting Titanic's passenger spaces and technical systems during the voyage before the collision.
Passenger Steamer Identified
Observes the lights of a nearby vessel and concludes that she is a passenger steamer.
Third Class Passenger Guidance
Guides a group of third-class women and children toward lifeboat 15 during the evacuation.
Titanic Lifeboat Six Passenger
Escapes Titanic aboard lifeboat number 6 and helps other survivors during the disaster.
Passengers Assisted from Boat Two
Helps the occupants of lifeboat 2 climb from the boat and board Carpathia safely.
Passenger Areas Controlled
Orders Carpathia's own passengers managed away from rescue areas to reduce confusion on deck.
Passenger Steamer Seen from Deck
Observes the nearby vessel from Californian's deck and considers it large enough to be a passenger ship.
Senate Passenger Testimony
Gives passenger evidence about Titanic's evacuation and his experience leaving the ship in a lifeboat.
British Inquiry Passenger Evidence
Gives evidence to the British inquiry about her experience aboard emergency lifeboat 1.
Passenger Drill Recommendation
Supports recommendations for improved lifeboat assignments, crew training and passenger emergency drills before departure.
United States Passenger Drill Recommendation
Supports passenger lifeboat assignments and emergency drills before departure so people know where to go during an abandonment.
British Inquiry Passenger Evidence
Gives evidence to the British inquiry about emergency lifeboat 1 and payments later made to its crew.
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