RMS Carpathia
British ocean liner known for rescuing survivors of the RMS Titanic
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Summary
RMS Carpathia is a steamship[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of steamship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,568 views/month, #1 of 468).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: passenger vessel[3], shipwreck[4]
- Owned by: Cunard Line[5], Premier Exhibitions[6]
- Operator: White Star Line[7]
- Named after: Carpathians[8]
- Manufacturer: Swan Hunter[9]
- Commons category: Carpathia (ship, 1903)[10]
- Shipping port: Liverpool[11]
- Port of registry: Liverpool[12]
- Yard number: 274[13]
- Significant event: keel laying[14], ship launching[15], maiden voyage[16], shipwrecking[17]
- Location of creation: Newcastle upon Tyne[18]
- Date of official opening: August 6, 1902[19]
- Length: 164.58 m[20]
- Speed: 14 knot[21]
- Beam: 19.66 m[22]
- Draft: 10.54 m[23]
- Call sign: MPA[24]
- Country of registry: United Kingdom[25]
Why It Matters
RMS Carpathia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]