[CW] Titanic Radio Information

Tue Jun 11 20:18:51 EDT 2019

    Extremely interesting stuff, thank you for posting it.
    I thought I had seen another call assigned to the Titanic. 
That is confirmed on this page, original call MUC, then changed 
to MGY.  Lots of fascinating detail. I see where I must search 
out some books.

On 6/11/2019 3:58 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> OT because it's not "CW", it's SPARK, type "B" emission, damped waves.
> But forgive me, this is excellent information.
> 
> Excellent page on "Titanic/MGY" very accurate information.  I just
> found out that the page was stolen from R/O Glenn Dunstan, VK4DU. He's
> taken his page down, I knew this was good stuff.
> 
> http://tjiluwah.atspace.com/Titanic.htm
> 
> More details of Titanic radio message traffic may be found in the book
> 
> "Titanic: Signals of Disaster"
> White Star publications,
> 30 Eden Vale Road,
> Westbury, Wiltshire,
> England BA13 3NY
> 
> I highly recommend this book.
> 
> Titanic: Signals of Disaster
> by John Booth and Sean Coughlan
> 
> Review:
> it was amazing 5.00
> 
> Description:
> Blue boards with gilt titles on spine, internally clean and bright. As
> New copy in similar jacket. Publishers remainder which may show a
> little edgewear to the jacket from storage. These recently discovered
> and previously unpublished wireless messages offer an unadulterated
> transcript of events, almost a running commentary, of life on board
> the "TITANIC" before and after disaster struck. The harrowing hours of
> her sinking, the calls for help and the race to rescue survivors speak
> of both hope and despair, providing a poignant record of how the
> "TITANIC", the icon of the Gilded Age, turned to rust. , 4to 11" -
> 13", 200 pp (less)
> 
> Available reasonably priced used through ABE Books.
> https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-home-_-Results&an=&tn=titanic+signals+of+disaster&kn=&isbn=
> 
> Radio callsigns for the ships and shore stations involved are listed below.
> 
> In 1912, ships were issued with 3 letter callsigns (this later changed
> to 4, as more ships were fitted with wireless).
> 
> Wireless shore stations:
> 
> Cape Race Newfoundland MCE
> Sable Island Nova Scotia MSD
> Sea Gate New York MSE
> Sagaponack New York MSK
> Siasconset Massachusetts MSC
> Cape Sable Nova Scotia MSB
> 
> Vessels name and radio callsign (with the Captain's name listed where known):
> 
> Antillian Capt. Japha MJL
> Amerika Capt. Knuth DDR
> Asian Capt. Wood MKL
> Baltic MBC
> Blucher DDB
> Birma SBA
> Californian Capt. S.Lord MWL
> Caronia Capt. Barr MSF
> Carpathia Capt. A.H.Rostron MPA
> Celtic MLC
> Cedric MDC
> USS Chester Capt. S.G. Decker NDG
> Franconia Capt. Smith MEA
> Frankfurt DFT
> Empress of Britain MPB
> La Touraine Capt. Coussin MLT
> Titanic Capt. Smith MGY
> Mount Temple MLQ
> Mesaba Capt. Clark MMU
> Minnehaha MMA
> Minnewaska Capt. Gates MMW
> Noordam Capt. Krol MRA
> Olympic Capt. Haddock MKC
> Parisian MZN
> Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm DKF
> Virginian Capt. Gambell MGN
> 
> SHIP NAME, then Captain (if known) and lastly call sign. Three letter
> groups. M is Marconi, Great Britain, D is Germany, S it is believed is
> Russia at least from reading the information on BIRMA / SBA (of the
> "Russia East Asiatic Company") - an excellent article - not to be
> missed: https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/birma-bears-witness.html
> 
> I don't think I have any material easy to locate to say for sure what
> SBA is the prefix for - it's now Sweden. Another article about "Russia
> to the Rescue" is here:
> https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/russians-rescue-icefield-described.html
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