But there are ships for which fate has prepared special tests. Among them is the steamship RMS CARPATHIA, whose feat will remain in maritime history forever!
1 is the number of radio operators employed on CARPATIA.
00.00 - midnight, the regular time when the radio operator had to finish his work.
00.25 am - the time when he actually started to finish the service, but was delayed because his boots were unlaced. But at the same moment I got it, oh miracle! SOS call from TITANIC: "TITANIC - SOS! We have encountered ice and need immediate assistance!”
If the signal had come only a few minutes later, CARPATHIA would not have come to the rescue, and it is not known how many more would have died?
14 knots is the maximum speed at which CARPATHIA is calculated.
17 knots - the speed reached by CARPATHIA on the way to the place of tragedy.
6 – the number of icebergs that the CARPATHIA passed on this way.
3.5 hours - the time for which CARPATHIA covered the road.
04.00 - arrival time of CARPATHIA at the flooding site.
04.10 - boarding time of the first lifeboat No.2.
08.30 am - approximate time of boarding of the last lifeboat, Lifeboat No.12.
700 - the number of passengers and crew on board CARPATHIA
706 - the number of people saved!
The passengers of the CARPATHIA selflessly helped those who survived on the TITANIC, comforting the survivors, giving them food and drink, and even spare clothes. The passengers and crew then gave up their cabins to accommodate survivors on the voyage to New York.
25 is the number of icebergs over 200 feet (60 m) tall as counted by CARPATIA since morning, along with dozens of others between 50 and 150 feet (15-45 m).
3 days is the time it took to get the rescued people to the safe harbor of New York.
21:25 - the arrival time of the CARPATHIA in New York, it was April 18, 1912.
54 – pier in New York, where first and second classes disembarked; thousands of friends, relatives and sympathizers welcomed their arrival.
In recognition of his bravery Captain Rostron was knighted by King George V and received both the US Congressional Medal of Honor and the American Cross of Honor. On 29 May 1912 he was also presented with a silver trophy, on behalf of the survivors of the Titanic, by Margaret “Molly” Brown, one of the people he rescued.
In September 1915 Rostron took command of the Mauritania, captaining her for 11 years, taking in duties during the First World War and at one time setting a new record for the fastest Atlantic crossing (the ‘Blue Riband).
17 July 1918 – the date that RMS CARPATHIA met a sad demise. After going on to serve in the First World War she was torpedoed by a German U-boat, sinking off the south Irish coast.
September 6, 1999 - the date when the shipwreck RMS CARPATHIA was found.
600 feet (180 m) is the depth at which the CARPATHIA lies.
The painting shows Steamer RMS CARPATHIA at Pier 54 in New York on April 18, 1912 after rescuing survivors from RMS TITANIC.
