What Happened to Titanic's Rescue Ship? | The Story of the Carpathia

Many of us know about the Carpathia as the ship that rescued Titanic’s survivors from the frigid North Atlantic in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912. It was a day that would define Carpathia's career-as well as that of her captain’s, Arthur Rostron-but what was Carpathia's life like in the years before and after the Titanic disaster?
Today we explore the storied history of one of the world’s most famous rescue ships … and the life she led outside of Titanic’s shadow.
Chapters:
Early career 0:55
Titanic rescue 3:22
War service 5:43
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[@stevefranks6541]

Greetings and kudos for the fine tribute you gave to the Carpathia, her captain and crew. The lesser known details reveal the amount of research you did for this video. The particular selection of photos also greatly added to your very smooth delivery of her "story" and Carpathia's career. Good show all round! My Hungarian grandmother came to America on the Carpathia (at two years of age) with her mother and older sister in 1908. "Father" had come to America a year earlier to secure a place to live and a job in East St. Louis. When she married, my future grand parents moved to Detroit's Hunky Town (Delray) where my grandfather would secure a successful career at Cadillac Motors for the next 38 years. Our family names are Franks, Poszgai, Choban and Horvath.

[@StunningHistory]

Thank you for the kind words, Steve, and for sharing your family's connection to the Carpathia. What a cool piece of family history you have! - Sam

[@stevefranks6541]

Greetings @@StunningHistory, I do thank you most kindly for pinning my comments to your presentation of Carpathia and her maritime history. Much of my recent effort has been devoted to reading and researching Carpathia history for my ever increasing Titanic archive. That endeavor lead me to your premier video of Carpathia. I am much obliged sir for your valuable contribution in keeping the memory of Carpathia alive.

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

@@stevefranks6541 I got obsessed with the Titanic's fate in 2012. Somebody then established the "Encyclopedia Titanica" on the net. It's the most amazing source of information ! I also managed to bag an updated version of Lawrence Beesley's book, where he mentions the situation onboard the Carpathia, after the rescue. The ship was so overcrowded, no cabins were availiable for rescued second or third class passengers. Beesley though, found himself a linen room, where he stretced out on top of some bath towels.... 😄 Stay safe and well ! Love from Norway 🇳🇴🚢

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank for sharing this.

[@silvertbird1]

Please comment if you post anything about Carpathia, she is one of my favorite ships and favorite subjects.

[@vincutler9176]

She saved my great grandfather, if it was not for her many of us including myself and family would not be here today. My family lost 5 on that day. May they never be forgotten 🙏❤

[@basicomen8713]

your lying

[@ricktraficanti2673]

@@basicomen8713 ru u a skeptic or a jerk

[@keithbrown8814]

@@basicomen8713 it you're not your...

[@basicomen8713]

@@keithbrown8814 Yeah I have a habit of doing that.

[@ninjaplopz16]

@@basicomen8713 well stop then

[@stevenpilling3773]

She was a legend. Her chief engineer had her pushing through the water at two knots faster than she had ever gone before. Captain Rostrom and his bridge officers showed the pinnacle of seamanship in guiding the ship through those ice infested nighttime waters to Titanic's position. In the meantime, the staff and passengers pulled together to prepare for the survivors. Remarkable story.

[@danbasta3677]

Sad part of it, in later years, believe she sank to.

[@glenchapman3899]

It is a story within itself how he managed to get those extra knots.

[@jackthorton10]

Never doubt the stout determination of a ship’s captain

[@stevenpilling3773]

The chief engineer hung his hat over the pressure gauge and pushed the boilers to their absolute limit, guided only by his feel for the engines. He was a REAL engineer!

[@glenchapman3899]

@@stevenpilling3773 But there was other things like shutting down the heating and water supply to the rest of the ship to help increase the pressure as well

[@theneedle6785]

My grandfather grew up in a farm in Östergötland Sweden. On the farm they had a maid, she bought a ticket to the USA on the Titanic. She was one of the people who survived the Titanic sinking and was saved by the Carpathia. She wrote us a letter from New York when she got there safely.

[@dani-tm4dr]

Your grandfather was a she? Edit: just realized you were talking about the maid 💀

[@basicomen8713]

What was her name because they have a list of the survivors and I think your lying

[@saidyxgacha2152]

I think your lying.

[@josephinakeam6197]

@@saidyxgacha2152 *you're

[@dantecaputo2629]

@@basicomen8713 I love this random skepticism to completely believable stories.

[@bluewolvesstudios2822]

My highest respects to Carpathia and her crew for rescuing Titanic's survivors.

[@StunningHistory]

Indeed, a brave and selfless group of people. - Sam

[@JP-mu3xl]

Little late now, This was a great comment for hundred yrs ago...

[@stephaniegormley9982]

The "Titanic" movie barely mentions it. The film "A Night to Remember" gives her & the captain the credit they deserve.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

Nowdays its every sailors duty to come to the aid of any needing assistance it just didnt happen much until wireless radios became commonplace. Back then it was much harder to even know a ship was im trouble unless you were looking at it. Sailors are just always willing to stop what they are doing to come to anothers aid.

[@manuelfedericocachazasanju5294]

YES VERY BRAVE INDEED !😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖

[@Lastbus511]

My great grandad served on Carpathia at the time of Titanic. He served as a engineer in the engine rooms. My family has his ships log every sailor had a log of all the ships they served on. And it's in there and the dates of the time he spent on it. It's good to see this documentary, a bit of my family history. "Thanks"

[@andrewbrown2888]

Aye,and Danny Dillard was first mate!

[@andrewbrown2888]

Aye,and gopher was the yeoman pursuer!

[@FordMan-pe7sm]

Ever since I read "A Night To Remember" by Walter Lord In school in the 70s to this day, every time I hear or see anything related to the Carpathia, I get goosebumps. Thinking of how Captain Rostron and his crew risked their lives to go maximum speed through the darkness to to save as many souls on the Titanic as they could! Obviously by all the replies, this is a story that has to be told on the big screen! Someone, make this movie! It's an Absolute Home Run if it's made right!

[@edgarcia4794]

YES! I remember that scene.Carpathia could have been torn to shreds by an Iceberg as at that speed she would be slow to respond but the Captain knew that even if the ship wasn't still afloat people sitting in open life boats could still freeze to death or drift off and be lost,The ship of honer did her crew proud.

[@slepey_]

Titanic sequel/prequel? 🤨

[@simpleman5688]

Well only if the captain is trans.

[@j.whiteoak6408]

I have a very dog-eared copy of it myself!

[@peppimcpepp7371]

My great grandfather was on the Carpathia the night Titanic sank. Thankyou for posting this video it makes me feel like getting to know a part of him even though I never met him.

[@StunningHistory]

Wow! What a cool piece of family history you have. I’m so glad my video helped you feel connected to your great grandfather.

[@samanthaparker5053]

That's sad my great grandfather competed in the war

[@samanthaparker5053]

And I'm a boy

[@Zebred2001]

My father, who was born in 1915, was taken by my Grandfather to St Albans sometime in the late 20's/ early 30's to purchase a mastiff dog from Charles Lightoller the second officer (and senior surviving officer) of the Titanic. Though they met the Titanic and its sinking weren't mentioned. In the summer of 2019 I was in Halifax and visited the Titanic graves in Fairview Cemetery. Very sobering.

[@tacoma_furry6027]

Your great grandfather saved 705 lives that night

[@harrietharlow9929]

I get tears in my eyes at the Carpathia's dash to save the Titanic's survivor's. It's said that officers noticed Rostron in a quiet spot on the Carpathia's bridge holding his cap a bit above his head lips, moving silently, praying for everyone. Thank you, Captain Rostron and RMS Carpathia.

[@danielschwartz1228]

Why doesn’t anyone make a movie about this ship and its brave crew.

[@jeffarc]

They really should

[@dcmacnamara6014]

Leonardo DiCaprio should play the captain.

[@jeffarc]

James Cameron, he created titanic movie, let’s beg him to make three more movies, one of the Lusitania, one of the Britannic and one of the Carpathia, and maybe one just for Olympic..... Cause they also need some loving too

[@Nanakaririka]

@@jeffarc brititanic has amovie already

[@jeffarc]

@@Nanakaririka yeh I know

[@JohnLee-pt5jz]

Captain Rostrum was the hero of the Titanic disaster, he was so organised getting everything ready to take on board survivors.

[@leonardolupini3484]

One detail surprisingly left out was that Arthur Rostron was actually knighted by King George in 1926, so his title is therefore Sir and not Captain

[@songsmith31a]

Military officers can be termed General Sir so-and so. Could not this be adopted for Captain Sir Arthur Rostron?

[@jimcrawford5039]

He is still Captain.

[@richardcline1337]

Besides, being knighted is no big deal anymore. They knight drugged out rock stars and just about anybody else that gets their names in the Tabloids. Kind of a dumb idea, really. But then, it is British, so.....

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

​@@richardcline1337There's many orders of Knighthood. Like the Order of the Garter wouldn't be given to a drugged out Rock Star.

[@chrisjeffries2322]

My Grandparents immigrated to the USA from Greece on there honeymoon in 1912 . So the Carpathia has always been a back drop to our family. Thank you Ship Geek.

[@TheAeroAvatar]

Godspeed Carpathia, the world thanks you for all you gave, and for those you saved. What a beautiful ship.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

Rostron went on to captain the Mauretania. He pulled her into port on time almost every time. So much so that she was called the Rostron Express. A real pro.

[@hirisk761]

there was also a train dubbed "The Rostron Express" that he rode till he retired.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

@@hirisk761 That doesn't surprise me. He pulled the Mauretania in on time to catch the next boat train up to London.

[@petesy03]

My grandfather served on the carpathia in 1915, I still have his service book with the names of the ships he served on

[@womenDONTdeserveRIGHTS]

and i have wings and can fly

[@petesy03]

@@womenDONTdeserveRIGHTS good for you

[@mariselojeda0810]

Carpathia needs a movie, or atleast a documentary all to herself

[@gwtwvivien]

Well... Here you have a lovely video about her....

[@mdteletom1288]

How much more do you want to know about her? Do you want Hollywood to dream up a story about a Jack and Rose running around the ship for 3 days?

[@richardcline1337]

@@mdteletom1288, if Follyweird tried to make a movie about the Carpathia, it would be so screwed up, full of profanity, filth, nudity, drugs and so many inconsistencies it would wind up a laughable joke.

[@NachoMamaNow]

My great grandfather was on the Carpathia. I never knew him and would have loved to hear his stories of the ship. He took his tales with him.

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

Same for me.

[@womenDONTdeserveRIGHTS]

and i can fly

[@womenDONTdeserveRIGHTS]

@@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY and im president

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

@@womenDONTdeserveRIGHTS President of what?

[@NachoMamaNow]

@@womenDONTdeserveRIGHTS well good for you!

[@46kevs]

I'm was delighted to have accidentally come across this great video. My mother's stepdad was a boilermaker on the Carpethia and was rewarded with a gold watch following the rescue mission. I will now forward this to my family.

[@spreadeagled5654]

What a tragedy. A glorious hero ship to meet her end by being ingloriously sunk by a U-boat. 😢.

[@gimmeabreak4435]

She met her end in the line of duty, which I think is more than fitting for a heroic conclusion to her journey. Plus she stayed afloat long enough for the rest of her crew to make it off.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

​@@gimmeabreak4435And for the other ships to get away.

[@hiboi7017]

My Grandmothers father was on the Carpathia when the incident happened he helped bring the lifeboats up and made it to new York safely.

[@grantmctaggart9942]

Name

[@womenDONTdeserveRIGHTS]

@@grantmctaggart9942 they cant, they are titanic kids wanting attention lol

[@grantmctaggart9942]

@@womenDONTdeserveRIGHTS ya funny they always dip when asked about facts. I’ve been waiting two years for this little khant to respond.

[@wynnpetsovich34]

I found out a few days ago that my great grandma when she was 6 years old took the Carpathia to America. She was a Hungarian imigrant. This was before it rescued titanic survivors. Her family settled in south bend Indiana. Where he dad worked at bendix.

[@davidkos74]

My great grandparents came over on Carpathia too - from Hungary

[@katiewise4737]

Beautiful ship with an amazing story. She deserves for credit and more fame than she gets. I want a movie !!!

[@StunningHistory]

Yes! I’m on board with that idea. :) - Sam

[@davinp]

Many years after Titanic sank, the White Star Line merged with Cunard due to financial difficulties.

[@Brock_Landers]

Cunard-White Star

[@DonegalTV]

To prevent them going bankrupt.

[@ThatSamuel24]

It was actually due to the Great Depression.

[@alcatrazeleochestra4146]

As a former navigating officer of the ship Antara, I would like to pay my highest respects to the captain and crew of Carpathia. Even though they have been gone for a long time.

[@taelorwatson9822]

A movie about this ship would be great. It took three torpedoes to take her down. Meanwhile Lusitania was gone in one. It's saved so many in its lifetime. I could see a brief portion with the building of her. Then the efforts to save the people of the Titanic. Then a little more of her troop transport duties ending with her sinking, knowing that even then she saved lives

[@OCDTraci]

The RMS Carpathia will always have a special place in history. She did so much for so many; so sad she went down the way she did.

[@plushpossum]

I named my Saint Bernard after the Carpathia. Since they save people, I thought it was a fitting name. I'm happy to know that the Carpathia has not been forgotten. Wonderful video.

[@StunningHistory]

Perfect name for your furry friend! - Sam

[@blast4898]

This era of ships was filled with such tragic ends. Carpathia, Lusitania, Titanic, Brittanic, and so many more massive beautiful ships lost. Makes it ever so much more important to preserve the survivors. Makes me super happy the Queen Mary still exists today, the gray ghost needs to be preserved as a relic to when ships were made like this.

[@TheVaughan5]

Thanks for the upload. When I was very young I met James Bisset who was 2nd officer on the Carpathia when the Titanic rescue took place. He later became Commodore of the Cunard Line the highest position in the legendary company. Unfortunately I don't recall very much about him but of course will always remember meeting such a distinguished person.

[@gabehammond7591]

I think the ship had a fitting end regarding its career. It and it’s crew we’re fighters to the bitter end. She was torpedoed twice, and was refusing to go down until the third strike, and the sinking still did not end until about 2 hours later.

[@Brock_Landers]

I have researched Titanic and many other ocean liners for the last 21 years and I have to say that it is so sad to see Titanic's passengers rescue ship in such bad shape lying on the ocean floor. That painting almost brought a tear to my eye.

[@McLarenMercedes]

However tragic this ending might be it's actually better than a ship getting scrapped and forgotten. Or worse, being mothballed and "stored" in some harbor waiting for somebody to rescue her. The SS United States met such a fate. Once the proud holder of the Blue Riband (and still the fastest ocean liner ever) she has been sitting in Philadelphia harbor for 52 years now, slowly rusting away. While some money has been raised there's still no definitive plan of what to do with her. Jet airliners "killed" her and all other ocean liners. Relics of a bygone era. Let's be honest now. Would Titanic have been remembered if not for the tragic sinking with a great loss in life? The record of the largest ship would have been hers for 9 months and then the German ocean liner SS Imperator would have overtaken it - as did many ships in the golden era of ocean liners the 1920's and 1930's. She wasn't a technical tour de force even in the the 1910's (the Cunard liners were faster and used up less fuel). In any engineering the state-of-the-art technology is the truly defining characteristic. Art and style comes in 2nd place (which is why the Art Deco and Art Moderne era of the 1920's and 1930's has aged so gracefully). Luxury and legends is for those solely pre-occupied with fame. Everything has to be taken by their own qualities - be it people or objects built by men. During WWI the German submarines sunk almost 5000 ships in the Atlantic alone. For the loss of 178 submarines. I have a feeling many of those 5000 ships which were sunk by submarines during WWI had glorious careers and fine crews, but since they weren't part of any famous event I suppose they're not important to you. How much is a human life worth? During WWI many thousand civilians and crews met their end after being torpedoed by a submarine. My point is that there are many unsung heroes both in war and peace time.

[@NebukedNezzer]

its the captain and crew that really impressed me as they did all they possibly could to save as many survivors as possible.

[@silver-berry]

My great-aunt came to America on this ship, as a teenaged immigrant from Hungary. I'm happy to learn that it was relatively well-appointed for lower classed passengers.

[@jackthorton10]

A grand little ship with a big heart

[@A_xOOOOO1]

Omg I’m Hungarian

[@stevefranks6541]

Greetings@@A_xOOOOO1 , It is wonderful to be Hungarian. The food, the music, the people - Wonderful!

[@silvertbird1]

For a time, Carpathia was under contract to transport people from Hungary, so there must be thousands of people descended from the Hungarian immigrants she safely transported. Yet another way faithful Carpathia served so many!

[@GaryDoyle-fd3cf]

Ever since watching titanic in 1997, I've been fascinated by this story as it really was the state of the art VESSEL in it's very short time

[@kevinjarchow8812]

My Grandmother immigrated from Hungary on her.

[@davidkos74]

Same with my great grandparents - From Hungary as well.

[@stevefranks6541]

Greetings, What is the family name? We are Franks, Poszgai, Choban and Horvath.

[@silvertbird1]

I read somewhere that at some point Cunard entered into a contract to almost exclusively transport Hungarians for a time. I’ll bet there are thousands upon thousands of descendants from the men and women from Hungary safely brought here by Carpathia. Just another example of the great work completed by the faithful Carpathia.

[@sedegreeofficial1696]

This guy need to be famous

[@StunningHistory]

What a nice comment-thank you!

[@sedegreeofficial1696]

You're welcome

[@endeavourist5287]

Cunard's current flagship, Queen Mary 2, has a stateroom named in honour of the Carpathia.

[@JBrandeis1]

This is a marvelous and first-class presentation in tribute to a great ship and its great Captain and crew. Many thanks for this.

[@kennethwarburton177]

Brave little ship.

[@WimGrundy]

My grandfather served with Company D, 314th Engineers, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Force and was taken to Europe aboard the troopship RMS Carpathia in early 1918.

[@EndlessFunctionality]

Great video. Never knew their was such a big thing involving the carpathia, the captain an crew being awarded medals and trophies Plus President Taft present Captain Rostron with such a high honor. There's been no movie or documentary (except this one). It's a shame it's all been forgotten to time.

[@silvertbird1]

Extremely pleased to find this excellent documentary on my beautiful Carpathia. So well done, I watched it twice! I actually had a dream about Carpathia a few months ago (bound to happen when something is embedded in one’s subconscious), which sparked an interest to learn more about her. I was enamored of her many years ago when first reading about Titanic, and thanks to research like yours now appreciate her that much more. What a wonderful career she enjoyed. I certainly wish she had survived and been made a museum, but at least she died in service rather than suffering the ignominy of the scrapyard. The ship that faithfully and safely transported untold thousands and famously saved hundreds now teems with life an artificial reef. Fishy, but fitting.

[@stevejames3075]

I found a book, "Tramps and Ladies" at a swap meet written by Sir James Bisset. He was a Deck Officer on board the Carpathia that night and gives an excellent account of it. He started in sail and ended up as Commodore of the Cunard Line! Its very well written and covers a time and vocation that I've always been interested in.

[@songsmith31a]

It must have been an extraordinary time that saw seafarers know both the great days of sail and the advent of the newfangled steamers. On the subject of the Cunard and White Star shipping lines: The former's chosen names for their vessels ended in "ia" and the latter's ended in "ic". Some years ago now in a local street market i discovered (and bought for 50p) a candle-snuffer displaying the White Star emblem of RMS Olympic - the sister ship of that ill-fated liner. She became such a regular feature of Atlantic crossings over many years that she got the nickname "Old Reliable" before being broken up. Imagine what an attraction she'd be in some tourist spot these days!

[@mdbaewy]

Great footage and narration, emotive music. Great job, thank you.

[@Sarasdad91]

Thank you for this video. Titanic gets all the videos on YT, which is fine, but Carpathia rarely gets mentioned, for being a hero ship. And she deserved her own video.

[@graemehogg7033]

Another classic Wallsend built ship.

[@russellwynn9790]

Shame it didn’t get a mention in the video.

[@davesnothere688]

My grandfather immigrated to the United States in 1907 on the Carpathia, it's amazing to be able to see actual videos of this historic ship. Thanks for the great video!

[@StunningHistory]

Glad he had the chance to sail on her. Thank you for watching! - Sam

[@adub1300]

Great video on a great ship. You earned a follow for your quality of work. Also the office clip, that really sealed the deal.

[@davinp]

Their is a documentary where they search for the wreck of Carpathia

[@gwtwvivien]

Lovely...lovely video. God bless the Captain..the crew and the ship itself. All three are heroes. Congrats. You make such a nice video!!!!!. ❤

[@codecmgs]

Watched all your videos. I love what you have done so far in a short time. Hope you able to produce more videos ! You have done so many respectful videos and just the knowledge you have along with your delivery keeps me engaged.

[@StunningHistory]

More to come! Really appreciate your feedback and support. - Sam

[@dutchman7216]

Thank you for making this video.

[@charliecurrin105]

Thank you for this amazing, beautiful, informative video...

[@Alext165]

Great production of an amazing story, really enjoyed watching it

[@volntn2000]

A touching tribute to a great ship and crew. Fantastic work!

[@StunningHistory]

Thank you very much!

[@koad777]

What a wonderful video. Not much is heard of the Carpathia. My grandfather was a crewman the night of the Titanic disaster. He was awarded $50 dollars for his efforts. I guess that was a good sum in those days. I still have a copy of the award letter. Thanks for remembering Her.

[@alank2296]

Great video, thank you for posting ....

[@RileyMax3]

Beautiful tribute to this absolute legend of a ship. Great work! ❤

[@Vosper385]

Thank you for making and sharing this, excellent!

[@StunningHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@josebro352]

"Can I take your name please love?" "Dawson. Rose Dawson."

[@torgeirbrandsnes1916]

Great vlog! Thank you!

[@ichabodon]

A very informative video with nice narration. Thank you

[@aliciaalva4681]

I absolutely loved this video❗️❤️🚢

[@StunningHistory]

Thank you, Alicia! - Sam

[@paulzimmermann8106]

Excellent story, well done.

[@carlhaluss]

Remarkable tribute to a wonderful ship! Kudos for all the details and the efforts of your research!

[@StunningHistory]

Many thanks! - Sam

[@enjoyyoursleep1]

A facinating story I ddidn't know. thanks for sharing!

[@luisgaguilarm4965]

Thanks for the video. Excelent information

[@mahe-2268]

The Carpathia: Great ship. Great documentary.

[@markferrick10]

Nicely done. Very informative. Thank you

[@StunningHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you. - Sam

[@Warfighter-lf7tb]

I absolutely love finding these new smaller channels that talk about building and shipping disasters, but I'm always upset when I realize they're so new/small/part-time that they only have around 20 videos which I consume in about two hours while working lol keep up the great work!

[@StunningHistory]

Thank you, Steven - more to come! - Sam

[@mariuszszymczak3644]

Finally... I thought you will never make another movie... Thank you😊

[@StunningHistory]

Mariusz Szymczak I’m back! Thank you for watching.

[@Voxac100b]

An excellent narration. Well done

[@deaganboss4525]

love you’re videos bro don’t stop making them please

[@StunningHistory]

Thank you!

[@BuzzSargent]

A concise, well-told story of a great lady of the sea! Happy Trails

[@StunningHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers.

[@mikehaslett3738]

My great grandfather sailed on this ship. Not on that day, but it was still interesting to find out

[@madgary5827]

That was excellent my good friend and thank you very much. Like 🙂

[@michaeltutty1540]

So very well researched and magnificently presented. Keep up the good work

[@StunningHistory]

Thank you, Michael. 🙏

[@penyostoynev6603]

Thanks a lot for this story. Love all ships from this time..

[@StunningHistory]

Thanks for the support, Petar! The ships from this era really are magical. - Sam

[@penyostoynev6603]

@@StunningHistory Yes, these ships are a very important part of human history and the history of transport. I am in love with Olympic class ships, I dream of being on such a ship. I am from Bulgaria and we are also part of the history of the Titanic. more than 30 Bulgarians were on board, it is even estimated that there were about 50. Most of them died because they were poor and mostly because they were mostly men. I have a friend whose great-grandparents had a ticket for the Titanic, but never boarded ... I still don't know why, maybe not enough money to survive on the new continent.

[@gazza2933]

I didn't realise that the Carpathia had so many passengers on board, prior to rescuing Titanic passengers. Thank you for this.

[@StunningHistory]

Thanks for watching!

[@brianpatterson7293]

Beautiful video, informative. Knew alot about the Titanic, but not so much about the Carpathia or it's fate following the disaster.

[@TanTan-hr7uq]

Great video!

[@odedka76]

Thank you for this.

[@silvertbird1]

Someone with literary talent should write a short story in which the positions of Californian and Carpathia are switched on that night to remember. What might have been the outcome had Carpathia been only 15-20 miles away from Titanic, and arrived before she sank. Rostron was bold and decisive and I could see him bringing Carpathia right alongside, even risking damage to his ship. But the sea was so calm I think the ships could have remained nearly touching with little difficulty. Carpathia is quite a bit lower, but no doubt many could still have scrambled down to safety. She could have launched her lifeboats, and after taking aboard those in Titanic’s boats, used the little fleet of lifeboats to rescue people in the water before they succumbed to hypothermia. Oh, Carpathia, what you would have done if only you could have! You did your very best, but the distance was simply too great. And here is yet another layer to be peeled back from the onion skin of metaphor which is the entire Titanic saga, with lessons upon lessons.

[@GB_GeorgeF]

Carpathia, the Geordie gal who gave it al'.

[@malcolmbrown3532]

Yes in deed built at Wallsend on Tyne by Swan Hunters & Wigham Richardson. The first 4 Funnel Mauritania as you mention was built there too. Tyne & Wear Museum service produced a pair of booklets about both ship in the eighties. Carpathia' being called Tyne to the Titanic. Not sure if they are still in print, if not you'll like as not be able to get them on eBay or Amazon.....

[@finleyfendt3750]

Well done, great story / information. Thanks for posting. 👍👍👍. 9-2-21

[@TheMatic88]

Very nice tribute. Beautiful actually 👏

[@j.a.armour2427]

Well done! Very interesting and informative video!

[@StunningHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you! - Sam

[@joaomartins7175]

Fantastic! You've got yourself a new subscriber.

[@StunningHistory]

Welcome aboard! - Sam

[@TheVineyarder]

nice presentation-thank you!

[@Blitzyyyyy]

Crazy to think this was a normal passenger ship that went to saving many lives from the titanic then went on to serve in WWI for the allies only to be sunk by a German U-boat, mad respect for those crew members

[@thomaskositzki9424]

Excellent Mini-Documentary! Just well-rounded, emotional yet unexcited. You, sir, are a great storyteller!

[@StunningHistory]

Thank you!

[@gasparocelloman9852]

Great video.

[@Zirkobi]

That was a beautiful video, bud. Thank you

[@StunningHistory]

Thank you kindly. - Sam

[@TheOceanChannel2]

I was going to name my channel ship geek, but still awesome video!

[@MrDaiseymay]

Visiting a Titanic exhibition, about 15 yrs ago, Captain Rostron's Granddaughter was there, being interviewed, and signing art print 's of the Titanic, seen on her sea trials in Belfast Lough. She signed alongside the Artists signature, and limited Print Number. I had it Framed when I returned home. I often just sit and stair at it.

[@oliversherman2414]

Keep up the great stuff

[@roguedalek900]

I once met a woman who was 7 on the Carpathia the night they rescued the Titanic survivors . She remembered it vividly. She remembered what she was wearing and what she had for lunch that day. Her mother had a premonition of a boat sinking and made her wear warm clothes and a life vest all day. But it was the Titanic her mother had the premonition of but didn't realize it until the survivors materialized.

[@The_Nrman]

this was a great way to uncover carpathia from the shadow of titanic

[@StunningHistory]

Thank you, Trevor. The Carpathia may be one of the world’s most famous rescue ships, but she certainly had a prestigious life and career beyond that. - Sam

[@williamradford8817]

"Carpathia" Titanic's hero, saved the 705 passengers and crew when Titanic sank. Went out on wartime duty's during W.W.1. attacked and sunk by a German U boat, U55