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Bookmark or Share- White Star Line - WikipediaThe White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between the British Empire and the United States. While many other shipping lines focused primarily on speed, White ...
- List of White Star Line ships - WikipediaLaid and launched in 1901 by John Brown & Company and serves the International Mercantile Marine Co.'s White Star and fellow trusts, American Line, Red Star Line, and Dominion Line until 1915, and serves the Admiralty for war effort, then returned to civilian use.
- RMS Republic (1903) - WikipediaRMS Republic was a steam-powered ocean liner built in 1903 by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, and lost at sea in a collision in 1909 while sailing for the White Star Line. The ship was equipped with a new Marconi wireless telegraphy transmitter, and issued a CQD distress call, resulting in the saving of around 1,500 lives.
- What happened to the White Star Line after the Titanic disaster?On the 15th April 1912 White Star Line started to hear that their brand-new transatlantic liner Titanic had sunk in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage.
- White Star Line History Website (White Star History)The White Star Line best known today as being the owner of the ill-fated RMS Titanic was once one of the most successful and powerful shipping lines in the world with a fascinating history dating from the 19th century to a legacy that continues to this day.
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