Memorial at Royal Museums Greenwich commemorating the engineers of RMS ‘Titanic’ lost 1912
Location
Royal Museums Greenwich, Greenwich, London, England
Transcript
'THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED TO THE / MEMORY OF THE ENGINE ROOM STAFF / OF THE S.S. TITANIC WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AT THE POST OF DUTY / WHEN THE VESSEL SANK AFTER STRIKING / AN ICEBERG ON APRIL 15TH 1912'[List of 35 names]
Details
Description: On top of the memorial a relief of Neptune's head flanked by polar bears. Within a broken pediment a relief of the sinking vessel. The inscription is flanked by two reliefs of engineer officers. On the base of the memorial, a roundel with the Institute badge and the legend: 'INSTITUTE OF MARINE ENGINEERS'. This is surrounded by a globe, compass rose and rivits. It is enclosed by laurel branches.
Type: Wall memorial
Materials: Bronze
Artists: George Alexander
Vessel: RMS Titanic
Type: Wall memorial
Materials: Bronze
Artists: George Alexander
Vessel: RMS Titanic
Extra
Notes: George Alexander (1881-1942. The memorial was erected with part of a fund set up by the Institute and the 'Daily Chronicle' to help the families of the engineer officers on 'Titanic'. On loan to the Museum from the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology, Mark Lane, London, England.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 74.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 74.