Monday, 1 September 2014

New York - Pier 59

On the evening of the 18th April 1912 the RMS Carpathia entered New York Harbour, heading up the Hudson River to Chelsea Piers. The Carpathia would eventually dock at Cunard's Pier 54 to disembark the survivors of the Titanic. She would however go to the White Star's Pier 59 to drop of the Titanic's lifeboats.

White Star line's first thought was to get their lifeboats back !. They would be the only part of the Titanic that would reach New York.

White Star Line Pier 59 New York
RMS Olympic docked at Pier 59

The International Mercantile Marine Company, White Star Line's owners, operated from Chelsea Piers which were opened in 1907. The White Star Line piers were 59 and 60, other IMM lines using the other piers. Additional construction was required to lengthen the White Star piers in order to accommodate the Olympic Class liners.




New York 2019
Pier 59


New York 2019
Pier 59

New York Pier 59
Carpathia drops of Titanic's Lifeboats
 
New York Pier 59
Carpathia drops of Titanic's Lifeboats
Titanic's Lifeboats Pier 59

Titanic's Lifeboats Pier 59
Titanic's Lifeboats Pier 59