RMS Titanic and make a port of call on the northern coast of France, usually at Cherbourg. This allowed British ships to pick up clientele from continental Europe before recrossing the channel and picking up passengers at Queenstown. The "Southampton-Cherbourg-New York run" would become so popular that most British ocean liners began using the port after World War I. Out of respect for Liverpool, ships continued to be registered there until the early 1960s. "Queen Elizabeth 2" was one of the first ships registered in Southampton when introduced into service by Cunard in 1969. "Titanic"'s maiden voyage was intended to be the
RMS Titanic take the sudden strain and snapped, swinging her around stern-first towards "Titanic". A nearby tugboat, "Vulcan", came to the rescue by taking "New York" under tow, and Captain Smith ordered "Titanic"s engines to be put "full astern". The two ships avoided a collision by a matter of about . The incident delayed "Titanic"s departure for about an hour, while the drifting "New York" was brought under control. After making it safely through the complex tides and channels of Southampton Water and the Solent, "Titanic" disembarked the Southampton pilot at the Nab Lightship and headed out into the English Channel. She