Relationship to Titanic disaster / inquiries.
April 14, 1912
10:25 p.m., westbound, Glasgow - Halifax - Boston. Transmitter a position call ("50 miles west-southwest") to Titanic that was acknowledged by Titanic. Her radio operator, Sutherland, then went off the air until 8 a.m. April 15.
Data:
November 4, 1880
Launched.
February 26, 1881
Sea trials.
March 10, 1881
Maiden voyage, Liverpool - Halifax - Boston; subsequent trips, Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal.
1899
Rebuilt; one funnel removed; new boilers and engines.
1902
Marconi apparatus installed (call letters 1906 P N; 1909 M P N.)
1905
Glasgow - New York.
1906
Glasgow- Halifax - Boston.
1908
London - Quebec - Montreal.
1909
London - Boston.
1912
Glasgow - Halifax - Boston.
1914
Sold to Italian ship breakers.
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