Location of Cherbourg in France
Cherbourg (full name Cherbourg-Octeville) is a large, important port city at the North-Eastern part of the France (Cotentin peninsula, to be precise). It's mention is important since it's the Titanic's first station after departing from Southampton.
RMS Titanic[]
On April 10th, 1912; the RMS Titanic departed on her maiden voyage from Southampton, sailing through the English Channel. At 7:00 P.M. about 280 passengers waited to board the ship. However, they didn't reach it directly, but there was a way: the White Star Line's tender liner, SS Nomadic, picked them up and sailed towards the Titanic to deliver the passengers.
General facts[]
Other than Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and the Titanic Museum in Belfast, there is also a museum in this city that covers the great ship.
Ken Marschall painting of Titanic at Cherbourg
Many famous people boarded Titanic from here. Some of them were:
- John Jacob Astor IV
- Madeleine Talmage Force
- Margaret "Molly" Brown
- Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon
- Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon
- Benjamin Guggenheim