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This one-yard White Star Line flag is a beautiful example, and unlikely to have been used given its remarkable condition, and that no clips are attached. It is marked “1YD. WSL”, referencing the size of the flag (one yard), and the White Star Line. The original vessel this flag belonged to is unknown, but the flag eventually made its way ...
House Flag. The White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually rose up to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between the British Empire and the United States.
- 1934; 89 years ago
- Ismay, Imrie and Co.
- Shipping, transport
- 1845; 178 years ago in Liverpool, England
The Titanic was a White Star Line steamship carrying the British flag. She was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast, Ireland, at a reported cost of $7.5 million. Her specifications were: On 10 April 1912, the Titanic commenced her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York, with 2,227 passengers and crew aboard.
White Star Line's ships remained in White Star's colours and flew the White Star flag above Cunard's flag; however, within a few years most of White Star's ships had been withdrawn from service, while the last, Britannic (3), was retired by Cunard in 1960.
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The White Star Line. The White Star Line was first founded in 1845 but by 1869 the company was bankrupt. The trading name of the company, including its flag of a White Star on a red background, was sold to the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company for £1,000.
As for the White Star Line House Flag; it has been erroneously claimed that it had its origins from the Figurehead of the Clipper Ship "Red Jacket" named after the great Indian Chief. This figurehead was depicted in company broadsides as having a white star on its chest which may have been a representation of the medal presented to him by ...
Recovered from the wreck in 1998, this piece of hull wrapped around one of the ship's rivets on D Deck, starboard-side.
