Actually this disaster involved two Days, April 14 and 15, 1912, as it struck the Iceberg shortly before Midnight on the 14th and sank a few hours later on the 15th.
Of the 2223 passengers on board, only 712 survived.
Doubtless you have heard the story of this tragic disaster and you may have seen the not totally accurate blockbuster movie.
But, you may not have heard about the role that Radio played in saving the 712 lives.
A recent article in QST (the ARRL monthly magazine devoted to Ham Radio) told of
"Radio's Role in the Titanic Disaster."
The article was written by Commander Richard Paton and can be found in the QST magazine (but unfortunately is not online).
Wanting you to be aware of the contents of the article, I found it in PDF form on the website of the "Steamship Historical Society of America".
I think you will find it most interesting.
To find the article you will have to jump through "several hoops" but it will be well worth your time.
So, this is what you do.
Go to the website of the "Steamship Historical Society of America" . (I will provide the link as soon as I finish telling you about this.)
Scroll down to the article.
It will be titled "Radio's Role in the Titanic Disaster"
When you click on that link, the PDF file will come up, open it and read.
You will learn things you likely never heard or knew before about the important role that the fledgling Radio Service played.
There are other articles on that page which will be of interest also, but be sure to read the one titled
"Radio's Role in the Titanic Disaster"
Ok, with that by way of introduction, it's time to find the article, so HERE'S THE LINK
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