referentie code
IE CA PH/1/149
Titel
'Oceanic' Liner leaving Cork Harbour
Datum(s)
- c.1905 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Stuk
Omvang en medium
Glass Plate Negative; 8 cm x 8 cm
Naam van de archiefvormer
(26 February 1875-20 August 1953)
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Bereik en inhoud
A view of the White Star Liner ‘Oceanic’ leaving Queenstown (now Cobh) Harbour in 1905. Launched in 1899, it was largest ship in the world until 1901. At the outbreak of the First World War, the ship was requisitioned for service in the Royal Navy as an armed merchant cruiser. In September 1914, the ship ran aground off the coast of Shetland and was wrecked. She was the first Allied passenger ship to be lost in the war.