White Star Line
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British shipping company, most notable for the ill-fated RMS Titanic. - AsNotedIn
British shipping company, most notable for the ill-fated RMS Titanic. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1911/05/31 | Completed 2 April 1912, the RMS Titanic is launched from Queen's Island in Belfast Harbour in the presence of Lord Pirrie, J Pierpoint Morgan, J Bruce Ismay and 100,000 onlookers. | Titanic Owner | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Sinking of the RMS Titanic | ||
| 1912/04/15 | RMS TITANIC's stern rises high into the air, the lights go out and the great liner descends into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. | Titanic Owner | Sinking of the RMS Titanic | ||||
| 1912/04/15 | White Star Line sends a typed letter to Berry Bros and Co to report the loss of 69 cases of the firm's wines and spirits onboard the Titanic. No mention is made of the lives that were lost. | Client | Berry Bros and Rudd Shop | London | Sinking of the RMS Titanic | ||
| 1912/04/16 | Too afraid to leave the building, officials read the names of the deceased from the balcony of the White Star Line building to crowds below. | Titanic Owner | Albion House, Liverpool | Liverpool | Sinking of the RMS Titanic | ||
| 1930/00/00 | The 24-story 1616 Walnut St Building opens. Built for developer, Joseph J Greenberg, the Art Deco tower offer a five-story parking garage. | Ground Floor Office | 1616 Building | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1934/01/01 | The the assets of the Cunard Steamship Company and the White Start Line are transferred to the newly formed Cunard White Star, Ltd. Cunard is credited with 62 percent of the share capital and White Star with 38. | End |