Memorial: M6445

Plaque at Dock gate 4 entrance, Southampton commemorating those lost in RMS ‘Titanic’ 1912

Location

Dock gate 4 entrance, Southampton, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF THE PASSENGERS / AND CREW OF R.M.S TITANIC / WHICH SAILED FROM THE NEARBY / BERTH 43 ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE / ON 10 APRIL 1912 AND SANK ON / 15 APRIL 1912 WITH THE LOSS / OF OVER 1500 LIVES / MEMORIAL ERECTED BY / COBWEBS, P. CROUCHER / ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS / & BRITISH TITANIC SOCIETY / 10 APRIL 1993'

Details

Description: Bronze plaque with white lettering set into a stone block.
Type: Plaque
Materials: Bronze
Vessel: Titanic

Extra

Notes: 'Titanic' set sail from the nearby berth 43/44 of the White Star Dock (now Ocean Dock). She had a crew of 897, but 714 were from Southampton.

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M6445

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Transcript

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters