Re: "Enterprise" to honor the Columbia crew with season 4's 3rd episode

From: Mike Dicenso (mdicenso_at_seds.org)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:39:05 -0700

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Neil Gerace wrote:

>
> "Dr John Stockton" <spam@merlyn.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:d+XbjXE9oWCBFwOw@merlyn.demon.co.uk...
>
> > I don't recall an HMS Titanic; though there may have been one at some
> > time. The Cunarder was RMS Titanic; the difference is significant.
>
> White Star Line, not Cunard, IIRC. The liner Carpathia that (eventually)
> picked up survivors was a Cunard ship.

Correct. White Star Line did not merge with Cunard until the mid-1930's.
Although at the time of the Titanic's loss in 1912, it was part of J.P.
Morgan's International Mercantile Marine trust organization. Technically
speaking, the Titanic was an American owned vessel.

You are also correct that the RMS Carpathia was a Cunard-owned and
operated vessel. The Carpathia herself was sunk scarcely 4 years later by
the U55 170 miles west of Bishop Rock. But only 5 crew were killed.
-Mike

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