Relationship to Titanic disaster / inquiries.
One of the two tenders built especially to service the needs of Olympic and Titanic at Cherbourg.
Data:
April 25, 1911
Launched by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Ireland, (Yard No. 423), for the White Star Line to service the new Olympic class steamers from Cherbough, France.
May 27, 1911
Handed over to owner.
May 29-30, 1911
Accompanied Olympic during her sea trials out of Belfast.
May 31, 1911
Following the morning launch of Titanic
departed Belfast at the same time as Olympic. (Olympic proceeded to Liverpool. Traffic, with Nomadic, went directly to Cherbourg.) Nomadic and Traffic were registered under the French flag and managed by A. Laniece, and later, by George A. Laniece, managers for the White Star Line's French operations.
April 10, 1912
Delivered passengers and mails to Titanic at Cherbourg.
1927
Transferred to Cie Cherbourgeoise de Transbordment.
June 5, 1929
Damaged in collision with White Star Line's Homeric.
October, 1929
Fitted with new propellers.
December, 1929
Damaged when coming alongside Atlantic Transport
Line's Minnewaska.
1934
After merger of White Star Line with Cunard,
was sold to the Societie Cherbourgeoise de Remorquage et Sauvetage. Funnel: Red with black band at top. Renamed Ingenieur Riebell.
June, 1940
Scuttled at Cherbourg. Raised, reconditioned by the
German Navy and used as armed coastal convoy escort.
January 17, 1941
English Channel: While in action under the
German flag, was sunk by a British Navy torpedo boat.
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