the titanic was headed to queenstown when it hit the iceberg.
the titanic was headed to queenstown when it hit the iceberg.
where was the titanic headed when it hit the iceberg?
queenstown
in 1904, the first wireless station in newfoundland was built at cape race. on the night "titanic" sank, wireless operator jack phillips was sending telegraphs to cape race for relay to new york city. when cyril evans, wireless operator of the ss "californian", sent an iceberg warning to "titanic", only a few miles away, phillips was annoyed with the loud signal (due to the proximity) and responded "keep out, shut up, i'm working cape race." this would become a famous incident, as the bored evans soon went to sleep, and "titanic" hit an iceberg only fifteen minutes later. after "titanic's" distress call, cape race played a major role in relaying news of the sinking to other ships and land locations.
cape race
during the summer of 1919, "grampian" was on her way to liverpool, with 750 passengers and a crew of 350 (500 of which were women and children). on july 10, 1919, she hit an iceberg off st. john's, newfoundland, canada. two men were killed and two injured during the collision. the crash was very similar to the sinking of the rms "titanic" seven years before. "grampian" was spared the "titanic"s fate as the iceberg did not hit the side of the ship, which is what happened with the "titanic". the maneuver was a conscious choice by the captain, who knew the dangers of an iceberg slicing open the ship's metal plating. when the iceberg was sighted, the captain knew he couldn't avoid it and so decided to hit it head-on. while the ship couldn't avoid the iceberg it was able to slow down. passengers in the smoking-room said that the impact was slight and they weren't even thrown from their seats. even with the slow speed, the front of the ship was crushed.
ss grampian (1907)