RMS Carpathia
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RMS Carpathia was a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship built by C. S. Swan & Hunter in their shipyard in Wallsend, England.
RMS Carpathia under way
Carpathia being drydocked in Red Hook, New York
Captain Arthur Rostron. Under his command, Carpathia responded to Titanic's distress call and rescued survivors.
A medal awarded to a Carpathia crew member for the rescue of Titanic survivors
SS Californian
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SS Californian was a British Leyland Line steamship. She is thought to have been the only ship within sight of RMS Titanic, or at least her rockets, during that ship's sinking. The crew took no action
RMS Carpathia
…The wreck of Carpathia is owned by Premier Exhibitions Inc., formerly RMS Titanic Inc., which had planned to recover objects from the wreck. SS Californian, another vessel that was involved with the sinking of Titanic and sank in the First World War, famously missing Titanic's distress calls. SS Mount…
Californian on the morning after Titanic sank; photo taken from RMS Carpathia by Louis Ogden
Californian arriving in port
An artist's depiction of Californian under way.