The Irish Examiner Titanic Supplement. (Click on image to enlarge).
Exactly a century ago Titanic sailed from Queenstown into the history books . On April 11, 1912 Titanic arrived from Cherbourg and dropped anchor at the outer anchorage at Roches Point near Queenstown (now Cobh) in Cork Harbour. It was to be her last port of call.
Of the 123 passengers who boarded in Cork only 44 survived. Among the eight passengers who disembarked at Queenstown was the Jesuit trainee priest Frank Browne. A keen photographer, he was the only person with photographs of the ship at sea. His work has been used extensively ever since.
On April 11, 2012 the Irish Examiner newspaper, whose own photographer covered the visit of Titanic, will publish a special supplement to commemorate the event.
Several different types of deck chair were ordered for Olympic and Titanic for use by first and second class passengers on the boat and promenade decks. Passengers paid a hire charge for each voyage of four shillings for the chair and the same amount for a woollen steamer rug.