MS. Marconi 263, fols. 86-87
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MS. Marconi 285, fol. 126
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Titanic telegrams
263, fols 86-7: Telegram from Titanic to Celtic, 15 April 1912: ‘CQD require assistance position 41.46N / 50.14W struck iceberg. Titanic’
263, fol. 126: Sagaponack station, 18 Apr 1912: ‘Winnipeg Man / Mother girls safe father charlie missing. Meet us belmont N York.’
[Source: MS]
Comments
What makes this a treasure?
Thank you. The transcript has been changed.
Posted by Alison Prince
On 08/12/2011
Fascinating items, but the transcription of the first is incorrect. It says CQD (the international distress signal at the time), not CGD, which is meaningless. A glance at the original telegram will confirm this.
Posted by Stephen Maddison
On 07/12/2011
It certainly is a treasure. I think I may have accidentally voted against!!
Posted by Jane Munro
On 17/11/2011