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.

RMS Carpathia (2018)

The thing that really gets me about humanity is the kindness that follows tragedy and coming together as a community and loving each other

When the Titanic sank, the Carpathia raced to provide any help they could. They didn't have to, certainly, no one expected them to, but they did

and when the Mont Blanc exploded in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada one man Patrick Coleman went back to his post to warn the railways to stop the trains preventing hundreds from dying

on 9/11 there were 38 planes that had nowhere to land so the Air traffic controllers had them land in Canada in a small town called Gander and all the people there banded together to provide shelter and food for all the 6,000+ passengers on the planes

in a small town in Minnesota, USA 20 people lined up to give CPR to a man who had had a heart attack until paramedics could arrive and saved his life because of it

thousands of years ago somebody cared for a person who had broken their leg, which would usually be a fatal injury, and nursed them back to health

every tragedy has a kindness in it, people helping others in the face of loneliness, desperation, and destruction

and then there is the kindness we show when no huge tragedy has happened but life has happened instead

An adult in the time of King Tut made in him a tunic with ducks on it and a chest with ducks and sandals and earrings with ducks because he loved them so much

people take time out of their day to help an old person cross the street

chasing after somebody because they dropped something and you are trying desperately to return it

leaving food for homeless people

caring for others through an illness

and then there is the community

humans banding together

singing together, a sad tragic song and making it happy and soothing because they are singing it together

humans coming together to let someone buy back their farm at auction

helping one another, being kind and loving each other in the face of tradegy and despair this is what it means to be human

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

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 this video explores how in the night of the disaster RMS Carpathia rushed to the rescue of RMS Titanic.

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."

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:

this has been the 2023 edition titanic lesbian! stay tuned for the 2024 titanic lesbian in a few months lol

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

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.

me, aromantic: oh yeah, i love ships!

the ships in question:

Some photos of the SS Mount Temple

Whilst researching her involvement the night Titanic went down (looking through Wikipedia out of boredom) I found out that Mount Temple actually arrived on scene shortly after Carpathia and Californian arrived, they asked Carpathia if she could do anything but got no response. Eventually they were told not to remain on standby and to continue to her port of call.

“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

Remember the RMS Carpathia (Titanic’s Hero Ship) that sank after being torpedoed by a German Submarine during World War I, July 17, 1918

Love at First Lecture. Part 1

At first glance, Monty and Henry seemed an unlikely couple. One was a partygoer who knew every sinful corner of New York, Chicago and Paris and, it seemed, had tried out everything; another was an eccentric, but modest professor who was passionate about accents and had never been in a single relationship. In any usual circumstances, they would have likely never spoken – if they ever met at all. But the circumstances of their first meeting were far from usual.

It happened aboard the Carpathia, the ship that picked up hundreds of survivors from the Titanic. 

Like many Carpathia passengers, Henry tried to offer all help he could to the Titanic survivors. These people had just lost everything, and they needed anything, from shawls and soap to simple words of comfort. Henry was busy consoling some of them in the dining saloon when he set his eyes on a dark-haired young man who sat at a table in the far corner of the room, looking lost and desperate. This was Monty, and although they didn’t speak that day, Henry felt his heart going out to him.

It was only the following day that Monty noticed Henry in the smoking room. He felt and looked no better and was as exhausted and lost as the day before. Many of his friends weren’t on the ship, and although he kept telling himself that they could be on another one, he dreaded that the truth was much more dismal. As Monty drank brandy and thought about Scotty, the man with whom he had a little fling on board the Titanic and who most certainly died, he suddenly heard a soft voice, “I say, it is peculiarly warm weather.”

Talks about the weather weren’t something Monty had expected at that moment. Raising his look from the glass, he saw a fair-haired man nearby, his expression kind and sympathetic. That was Henry, as he soon found out. But first, he answered, “Surprisingly so. I wish it was as warm... a few days ago.”

Henry’s expression immediately turned apologetic. “I do beg your pardon, sir. I spoke unthinkingly.”

Maybe this exchange, awkward for both of them, was helpful. It put Monty at ease, and he smiled for the first time after the disaster. The conversation flowed effortlessly from then on, moving from dialects (which Henry studied) to New York (which Monty loved) and beyond.

Henry also was the first person who learned that Monty was going to leave his job as a lawyer. “I’ve never really liked my job and found it rather boring,” he explained. “And after... everything, I think I need to change something in my life.”

Their love wasn’t at first glance – Monty liked to say that it was at first lecture, but that came later. He was mourning the death of Scotty, while Henry simply wanted to help. However, even back then, Monty felt a pull to this soft-spoken, a tad shy professor who carried a small notebook and scribbled something in it from time to time when he was alone. What really attracted Monty about Henry was his eyes and calm presence. After the sinking and chaotic first day on board the Carpathia, Henry gave Monty the feeling of peace he didn’t know he needed. He preferred to stick to his fellow survivors, but whenever he spotted Henry – back then he was merely Mr. Higgins, of course – Monty felt better. Roaming the rooms of the Carpathia felt like wading through waist-high water with constant waves of dread and misery covering him. Talking to Henry was like getting to the shore at last. And when Monty found out that this man saved scones for the Titanic survivors in third class, his heart probably melted for the first time.

On their last day on board the Carpathia, Henry offered Monty to visit him at Columbia University, if he needed a friend, or attend one of his lectures. Monty accepted, but at the time, didn’t think much of it. He did not expect to meet this man again, and his mind was on other things, like trying to get his life together.

However, their paths crossed that same evening in New York. Monty was on his way home, strolling through Central Park. People were scarce at that hour, which was why he instantly spotted a figure of a tall man sitting on a bench. The man seemed familiar, and indeed, upon approaching him, Monty saw that it was Mr. Higgins. 

After disembarking, Henry had spent all day finding accommodation for the third class passengers and only got some rest after darkness set over New York. So now they felt similarly: both exhausted and still thinking about the Carpathia – but cheered up upon seeing each other. Perhaps this was what brought a smile to Monty’s lips, and not the desire to mask his true feelings.

“Fancy meeting you here!” was the first thing he said to Henry, getting more serious once he took a proper look at him in the yellowish light of a lamppost. “I hope you have somewhere to stay?”

Henry let out a friendly laugh at this. “Oh, yes, contrary to appearances, I haven’t been turfed out of my home. I have my quarters at the university, thank you, Mr. Fitzgerald.” He rubbed his lightly stubbled cheek self-consciously. “But likewise, it’s good to see you here. I’m sorry we missed each other when the Carpathia landed, it was quite chaotic.”

“Ah, yes, I barely saw anybody. Wanted to get off that ship as soon as possible…” Monty quickly got rid of the melancholy that tried to creep up in his heart again. “I am in a hurry, unfortunately, but I hope to see you soon, properly. And get yourself a good sleep. You certainly need it!” This was when he placed his hand on Henry’s shoulder for a brief squeeze, not putting much thought into this gesture. It was merely a friendly way to encourage someone he shared his grief with – or so Monty thought.

“Of course, of course, I wouldn’t want to keep you,” replied Henry, somewhat thrown by Mr Fitzgerald’s unexpected but not unwelcome touch upon his shoulder. He collected himself. “The wind’s picking up, I suppose I should be making my way back as well.” He did not mention that he hoped to see his new acquaintance, perhaps at the university, although the likelihood was probably very slim, he thought. Finally donning his hat, Henry made to leave in the opposite direction that Monty was heading. “Please, take care of yourself, too, sir, in the meantime.”

“I will!” Monty promised and headed on, putting his hands in his pockets. He turned back as he walked, to glimpse at Henry once more, and told himself to find out about the man’s lectures for this month. Monty didn’t, however, keep his promise to take care of him.

It was a brief meeting, and yet it was another spark. A small light in the darkness that was enveloping Monty. As soon as he disembarked, he plunged into desperation again. Upon meeting Henry, he resurfaced for a moment before diving back into New York’s underworld, going from yet another one-nighter to the next bar and then finding a new man to spend some time with.

Unable to live with his lovely, but overcaring family, Monty found a small flat the same evening, though he barely stayed there, preferring bars, somebody’s rooms or just the streets. During the week that followed the Carpathia’s arrival, Monty was at his lowest while Henry returned to lectures and kept helping immigrants, having no idea of the big changes waiting for him around the corner.

These immigrants made their paths cross again. At first, Henry just helped the poor Titanic survivors, who turned up one day at the gates of Columbia, asking for a “Mr. Higgs” and showing his card to the porter. Most of them didn’t know English, and this kind professor of linguistics was their only hope. Then they came again and again, and after the porter confronted him, Henry decided to direct them all to the Old Town bar. The word had spread, not just among other immigrants, but also among local New Yorkers. Including Monty.

He had heard about an eccentric man and a crowd of immigrants and decided to investigate, just out of curiosity. In retrospect, Monty suspected that he was unknowingly seeking Henry. Like a ship looking for a lighthouse, he would say if it didn’t bring back bad memories. He visited the Old Town several times, but was either too early or too late – Monty’s erratic lifestyle meant that he was up at the most unusual hours. But eventually, he got lucky. “Fate saw that we were perfect for each other and guided us,” he said once.

That Friday evening Henry was alone: the number of immigrants had thinned, and he felt like welcoming the start of the weekend with a glass of whisky. He took a first sip of whisky when, upon looking up, he saw Monty at the bar. What started as a chance meeting soon turned into something much more meaningful.

[Art by the amazing @sirgarrowman]

So I only learned recently that the RMS Carpathia was sunk by a German torpedo during WW1. Even more eerie is that she sank the exact same day that the Romanovs were murdered, July 17th, 1918. They’ve found her wreck off of the cost of Ireland, but no one has done a deep dive to investigate her since she was found in 2000. She’s only 500 feet under, so she’s easy to access…someone needs to start that mission!