Roche's Point Lighthouse Cobh

 

Titanic's last port of call was Queenstown in Ireland.  Renamed Cobh in 1921, it is the port of County Cork and it claims to be the second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area. At 11:30 am on April 11th 1912 Titanic anchored in the waters just off Roche's Point Lighthouse (right).



James Scott & Co. Queenstown Cobh


123 passengers were waiting to board the Titanic at the office of James Scott & Company (left), the local representative for the White Star Line in Queenstown. The passengers boarded the tenders Ireland and America via the White Star Line Pier at the front of the office


 

Titanic Pier Queenstown Cobh Ireland

The pier survives to this day (right). The tenders proceeded to the quay adjacent  to the railway station to load 1395 sacks of mail and out to where the Titanic was anchored at Roche's Point to offload passengers and mail. A fireman named John Coffey deserted the Titanic by hiding amongst the mailbags on a tender. 


 

Titanic Memorial Queenstown Cobh Ireland

At 1:30 pm whistles were blown to indicate the tenders' had completed their business and Titanic set sail for her intended destination, New York. No one could imagine that tragedy would strike just a few days later. A memorial to the Titanic at Cobh (left) was unveiled by the youngest Titanic survivor Millvina Dean. Of the 123 passengers who embarked the Titanic at Queenstown only 44 were to survive.