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The Titanic and her links to Liverpool

24/2/2014

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15th April 1912, was the date the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank. The sinking of the Titanic touched people from all around the world inspiring many to write books, films, musical about the ship, as well as opening museums and hotels in tribute.

The ship was built in Belfast and set off on her maiden and fatal voyage from the city of Southampton.
This article looks into the history of the great ship Titanic, and the connections she had to the City of Liverpool.
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We start with the company the White Star Line.

Founded in Liverpool by Thomas Henry Ismay, i was the White Star Line that commissioned the building of the Titanic, the company based in Liverpool had the ship registered in the city. The staff at the White Star Line building famously stood on the balancy on the far left of the photograph to deliver the news to the crowds gathered in the street below.





Today the White Star Building is a boutique Titanic themed hotel, '30 James Street'.

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Across the road was the Cunard Line Office, Cunard who were also registered in Liverpool were a rival to the White Star Line
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Aerial view of the Pier Head and the White Star and Cunard buildings

The White Star Line's Ships

Thomas Henry Ismay died in 1899, and his son Joseph Bruce Ismay became Chairman of the White Star Line. Bruce lived in Mossley Hill Road, Mossley Hill in Liverpool.

Under the leadership of Joseph Bruce Ismay, the company went on to build RMS Celtic, RMS Cedric RMS Baltic, and RMS Adriatic.
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RMS Celtic
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RMS Cedric
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RMS Baltic
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RMS Adriatic

In 1902, Bruce sold the White Star Line to J.P.Morgan & Co, of International Mercantile Marine Company, to which Bruce Ismay became president, In 1907 after the rival company Cunard Line launched The Lusitania and The Mauretania, Bruce decided to build three ships to compete with the Cunard Line.

They wereto be named RMS Olympic, RMS Titanic and RMS Britannic.
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RMS Olympic
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RMS Britannia
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RMS Titanic

The Titanic's Liverpool Crew

The Titanic was built by Harland and Wolff, in Belfast and was launched on the 31st May 1911, after sea trials she was ready for her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.

The majority of the Titanic Crew although based in Southampton were from Liverpool, and had worked on other ships belonging to the White Star Line. This was a way of life for Liverpool families, in which the main bread earner was a seafarer and would spend weeks sometimes months away from home and their loved ones. The White Star Line employed a lot of Liverpool people.

The people of Liverpool are still very proud of the connections to the sea and the shipping lines. The shipping companies helped to strengthened the relationships between ports, and the pride of the Titanic was no exception.

The maiden voyage of the Titanic on the 10th April 1912, from Southampton, was delayed by half an hour because of a near collision with the SS New York which was docked nearby. The SS New York broke away from her moorings coming extremely close to the departing Titanic.


The Titanic's fixtures and fittings

There are many other Liverpool connections to the Titanic such as the Liverpool firms who fitted out the ship. These including Thomas Utley & Co. Ltd. of Silverdale Avenue, Old Swan who supplied the brass fittings. Stonier & Co. Ltd of 78 Lord Street, Liverpool who supplied the Bone China, earthenware and cut glass. The Music Directors and Agents C.W & F.N Black based on the 3rd floor of 14 Castle Street,  provided the musicians which included the Bass Violinist, Fred Clarke of 22 Tunstall Street, Liverpool.


Maiden Voyage

After the delay, the maiden voyage of the Titanic setting off was uneventful, after leaving Southampton she called into Cherbourg France and Queenstown in Ireland. On leaving Queenstown the ship was carrying 2,201 people on board as she headed out across the Atlantic bound for New York.

The evening of the 14th April, with the temperatures dropping in the Atlantic, iceberg warning where received and passed onto Captain Smith, another message was at received at 1.45pm sent from the ship Amerika, warning the Titanic of large icebergs lay in her path, later that evening another message was passed to the Titanic from the ship Mesaba, of large icebergs.

Captain Smith placed lookouts Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee to at their posts. At 11.40pm, Frederick Fleet spotted a large iceberg straight ahead of the Titanic, he sounded the ships bell three times and telephoned the bridge with the warning "Iceberg right ahead!" The Sixth Officer, James Moody, on the bridge gave the order "hard a starboard", but it was to late and within a few seconds the ship was on the iceberg, and running along side it, the damage caused to the hull, was below the waterline, and the ship started taking on water.

Captain Smith, who had felt the impact, went straight to the bridge and ordered a full stop. On inspection of the damage he realised that the Titanic was sinking, Captain Smith ordered the lifeboats to be readied and a distress call was sent out. Sadly for the crew in the bowels of the ships engine room it was too late, a lot of the crew had perished with the collision.


A full list of the Liverpool Crew Members who were on board the Titanic, and their fate...


Liverpool Crew aboard the Titanic

Surnames A-C

Allan, Robert Spencer -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Durlston, Kenilworth Road, Polygon, Southampton Age 36, Place of Birth: Liverpool

Andrews, Charles Edward -
Steward, Saved, Millbrook Road, Freemantle, Southampton Age, 19 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Ashcroft, Austin Aloysius -
Clerk, Lost, Canterbury Road, Seacombe, Cheshire, Age, 26 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Ashe, Henry Wellesley -
Glory Hole Steward, Lost, Wyresdale Road, Liverpool, Age, 32 Place of Birth: Aintree, Liverpool

Bannon, John, Greaser -
Lost, St George's Street, Southampton, Age, 32 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Barrett, Frederick William -
Leading Fireman, Saved, King Street, Southampton, Age, 28, Place of Birth: Liverpool

Benville, E -
Fireman, Lost, Orchard Lane, Southampton, Age, 42, Place of Birth: Liverpool

Bird, Charles Frederick -
Storekeeper, Lost, Bessborough Road, Birkenhead Age, 42 Place of Birth: Birkenhead signed on as C F Morgan

Black, Alexander -
Fireman, Lost, Briton Street, Southampton, Age: 28 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Boston, William John -
Assistant Steward, Lost, Hanley Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 30 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Boyes, John Henry -
Steward, Lost, Clovelly Road, Southampton Age, 33 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Bunnell, Wilfred -
Plate Steward, Lost, Kingsfield Road, Southampton, and 212 Bedford Road, Liverpool Age, 20 Place of Birth: Birkenhead

Burke, Richard Edward -
Lounge Steward, Lost, Southampton Road , Chandler's Ford, Age, 30 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Carney, William -
Lift Steward, Lost, Cairo Street, West Derby Road, Liverpool, Age, 31 Place of Birth: Bristol

Casey, T, Trimmer -
Lost, Sailors' Home, Oxford Street, Southampton, Age, 38 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Clarke, John Frederick Preston -
Musician, Lost, Tunstall Street, Smithdown Road, Liverpool, Age, 30

Cotton, A, Trimmer -
Lost, Shore Cottage, Hythe, Hants Age, 30 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Couch, Joseph Henry -
Greaser, Lost, Canton Street, Southampton, Age, 45 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Crafter, Frederick -
Steward, Saved, Albert Road, Chapel, Southampton, Age, 27 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Crispin, William P -
Glory Hole Steward, Lost, Sainfoin Villa, Station Hill, Eastleigh Age, 32 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Cullen, Charles -
Bedroom Steward, Saved, Warburton Road, Seaforth, Liverpool Age, 45 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Cunningham, B -
Fireman, Lost, Briton Street, Southampton, Age, 30 Place of Birth: Liverpool


Surnames D-F

Davies, Gordon Raleigh -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Hiawatha, Hillside Avenue, Bitterne Park, Southampton, Age, 33 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Davies, Thomas -
Leading Fireman, Lost, Church Lane, Highfield, Southampton, Age, 33 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Davis, G.R -
Steward, Age, 33 Place of Birth: Liverpool ( see Davies Gordon Raleigh )

Dillon, Thomas Patrick -
Trimmer, Saved, Sailors' Home, Oxford Street, Southampton Age, 34 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Donoghue, T -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Ludlow Road, Itchen, Southampton Age, 35 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Evans, George Richard -
Steward, Lost, Richmond Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 32 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Farquharson, William Edward -
Senior 2nd Engineer, Lost, Wilton Avenue, Polygon, Southampton Age, 39 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Fay, Thomas Joseph -
Greaser, Lost, Standford Street, Chapel, Southampton Age, 30 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Fellowes, Alfred J -
Assistant Boots Steward, Lost, Bridge Road, Southampton Age, 29 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Fisher, R -
Plate Steward, Duncan Street, Portsmouth Age, 24 Place of Birth: Liverpool (Failed to join)

Fleet, Frederick -
Lookout, Saved, Norman Road, Freemantle, Southampton Age, 25 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Ford, Thomas -
Leading Fireman, Lost, Russell Street, Southampton Age, 30 Place of Birth: Liverpool


Surnames G-K

Giles, John Robert -
2nd Baker, Lost, Lyon Street, Nicholstown, Southampton, Age, 30 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Gregson, Mary -
Stewardess, Saved, Lawn Road, Portswood, Southampton Age, 40 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Hamilton, Ernest W -
Assistant Smoke Room Steward, Lost, Shirley Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 25 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Harrison, Norman -
Junior 2nd Engineer, Lost, Coventry Road, Southampton Age, 38 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Hesketh, John Henry -
2nd Engineer, Lost, Garrett Avenue, Liverpool Age, 32 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Hewett, Thomas -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Devonfield Road, Aintree, Liverpool Age,37 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Hill, Henry Parkinson -
Steward Lost, Hooper's Temperance Hotel, 66, Oxford Street, Southampton Age, 36 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Hogg, Charles -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Bulwer Street, Everton, Liverpool Age, 37 Place of Birth: York

Holland, Thomas -
Reception Steward, Lost, Walton Vale, Liverpool Age, 28 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Holme, Nicholas -
Fireman, delivery voyage only Age, 36 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Hughes, William Thomas -
Assistant 2nd Steward, Lost, Ivy Bank, Dyer Road, Freemantle, Southampton Age, 33 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Hutchinson, James -
Vegetable Cook, Lost, Woodcroft Road, Liverpool Age, 29 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Hyland, Leo James -
Steward, Saved, Orchard Place, Southampton Age,19 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Jacobson, John -
Trimmer, Lost, Duke's Road, Bevois Valley, Southampton Age, 29 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Jones, Albert (Bert) -
Steward, Lost, Woodfield, Charlton Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 17 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Jones, Thomas William -
Able Seaman, Saved, Nesfield Street, Liverpool Age, 32 Place of Birth: Anglesea

Keegan, James -
Leading Fireman, Lost, Crosshouse Road, Chapel, Southampton Age, 38 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Kerr, Thomas -
Fireman, Lost, Hartley Street, Southampton Age, 26 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Kieran, James -
Chief 3rd Class Steward, Lost, Inglewood, Bellemoor Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 32 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Kinsella, Lewis -
Fireman, Lost, Canal Walk, Southampton Age, 30 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Kirkham, J, Greaser -
Lost, Chapel Street, Chapel, Southampton Age, 39 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Surnames L-O

Latimer, Andrew -
Chief Steward, Lost, Glenwyllin Road, Waterloo, Liverpool Age, 54 Place of Birth: Lancaster

Leather, Elizabeth May -
Stewardess, Saved, Park Street, Port Sunlight Age, 41 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Lydiatt, Charles -
Steward, Lost, Brunswick Square, Southampton Age, 38 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Mason, J -
Leading Fireman, Lost, Wickham Court, French Street, Southampton Age, 39 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Maxwell, John -
Carpenter, Lost, Leighton Road, Southampton Age, 31 Place of Birth: Liverpool

McAndrew, Thomas -
Fireman, Lost, Sailors' Home, Oxford Street, Southampton Age, 36 Place of Birth: Liverpool

McCarthy, Frederick J -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Charlton Road, Shirley, Southampton, Age, 38 Place of Birth: Liverpool

McElroy, Hugh Walter -
Purser, Lost, Polygon House Hotel, Polygon, Southampton Age, 37 Place of Birth: Liverpool

McGann, James -
Trimmer, Saved, St George's Place, Southampton Age, 26 Place of Birth: Liverpool

McGarvey, Edward Joseph -
Fireman, Lost, College Street, Southampton Age, 34 Place of Birth: Liverpool

McInerney, Thomas -
Greaser, Lost, Eldon Street, Liverpool Age, 37 Place of Birth: Liverpool

McLaren, H (Mrs) - S
tewardess, Saved, Shirley Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 40 Place of Birth: Liverpool

McMicken, Arthur -
Steward, Saved, Suffolk Avenue, Freemantle, Southampton Age, 26 Place of Birth: Liverpool

McMicken, Benjamin Tucker -
2nd Pantryman Steward, Lost, Suffolk Avenue, Freemantle, Southampton Age, 21 Place of Birth: Liverpool

McMurray, William Ernest -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Empress Road, Kensington, Liverpool Age, 43 Place of Birth: Birkenhead

Morgan, Charles Frederick ( see real name Charles Bird )

O'Connor, Thomas -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Linacre Lane, Bootle Age, 39 Place of Birth: Liverpool


Surnames P-S

Palles, Thomas -
Greaser, Lost, Upper Palmer Street, Liverpool Age, 42 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Proctor, Charles -
Chef, Lost, Calderstones, 29, Southview Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 40 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Revell, William James Francis -
Steward, Lost, Malmesbury Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 31 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Rice, C -
Fireman, Saved, Oriental Terrace, Southampton Age, 32 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Rice, John Reginald -
Clerk, Lost, Kimberley Drive, Great Crosby, Liverpool Age, 25 Place of Birth: Hull

Rimmer, Gilbert -
Steward, Lost, Cranbury Avenue, Southampton Age, 27 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Roberts, Hugh H -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Mildmay Road, Bootle Age, 40 Place of Birth: Holyhead

Roberts, Mary Keziah -
Stewardess, Saved, Chestnut Grove, Nottingham, Age,30 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Shaw, Henry -
Kitchen Porter, Lost, Towcester Street, Liverpool Age,39 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Shea, Thomas -
Fireman, Lost, Briton Street, Southampton Age,32 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Sloan, Peter -
Chief Electrician, Lost, Clovelly Road, Nicholstown, Southampton Age, 31 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Small, William -
Leading Fireman, Lost, Russell Street, Southampton Age, 40 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Strugnell, John -
Steward, Lost, The Polygon, Polygon, Southampton Age, 30 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Swan, William -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Hale Road, Walton, Liverpool Age, 46 Place of Birth: Belfast

Swarbrick, William J -
Fireman, delivery voyage only, Age, 24 Place of Birth: Liverpool


Surnames T-Z

Thomas, Albert Charles -
Steward, Saved, Brunswick Place, Southampton Age, 23 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Thompson, Herbert Henry -
Storekeeper, Lost, Eastwood, Lumsden Avenue, Southampton Age, 25 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Thompson, John William -
Fireman, Saved, Howe Street, Primrose Hill, Liverpool Age, 42 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Threlfall, Thomas -
Leading Fireman, Saved, St Martin's Court, Age,38 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Wareham, Robert Arthur -
Bedroom Steward, Lost, Park Road, Freemantle, Southampton Age, 36 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Weatherstone, Thomas Herbert -
Steward, Lost, Kenilworth Road, Southampton Age, 24 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Webb, Brooke Holding -
Smoke Room Steward, Lost, Modewena, Hanley Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 50 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Wheelton, Edneser Edward -
Steward, Saved, Norwood House, Bellemoor Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 27 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Wilde, Henry Tingle -
Chief Officer, Lost, Grey Road, Walton, Liverpool Age, 38 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Williams, Arthur John -
Storekeeper, Lost, Peter Road, Walton, Liverpool Age, 38 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Wilson, Bertie -
Senior Assistant 2nd Engineer, Lost, Richmond Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 28 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Wright, William George -
Glory Hole Steward, Saved, Emsworth Road, Shirley, Southampton Age, 40 Place of Birth: Liverpool
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