commodore

The New York Times, 5 July 1920 HAYES TO BE COMMODORE --- Olympic's Captain First to Receive White Star Title Since 1882 --- In recognition of his valuable services rendered during the war, including sinking two enemy submarines and transporting 310,000 troops safely across the Atlantic and...

Hey there ! I'm reading again Hull Down wrote by Sir Bertram Hayes and there's one thing I don't really understand. On chapter XVII (p.277) Hayes wrote : I always thought that Smith was the last Commodore before Hayes but those lines are telling anonther story. What do we know about that ?

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/sir-arthur-rostron-sails-as-commodore.html

The Times (London), 5 August 1932 COMMODORE OF WHITE STAR FLEET --- CAPT. E. L. TRANT'S NEW POST --- Captain E. L. Trant, of Liverpool, commander of the White Star liner Majestic, has been appointed commodore of the White Star fleet. He entered the company's service in 1898 as junior...

[MAB Notes: 1. Although many postwar news stories, like this one, say that Olympic sank two U-boats, she in fact sank only one. 2. The original name of Majestic was Bismarck, not Fuerst Bismarck.] The News York Times, 16 December 1924 FINAL TRIP BY HAYES, MAJESTIC'S MASTER --- Sir...

The New York Times, 29 May 1930 CAPTAIN MARSHALL OF MAJESTIC DIES --- Commodore of White Star Fleet Succumbs In Southampton as His Ship Leaves --- BEGAN ON SAILING VESSEL --- Had Commanded All of Important Liners of His Company---Aide-de-Camp to King --- Wireless to THE NEW YORK...

Does anyone know where there is a photo of the White Star Line Commodore Flag? If not, does anyone know the difference in the style from the standard flag? Would this be a burgee? Thanking you in advance Rosanne MacIntyre

I have compiled a short biography of Captain Bartlett, drawn mainly from Liverpool newspapers/journal of commerce at the time of his death. I live in Crosby, Merseyside, a suburb to the north of Liverpool. It is amazing that at one time or another, the captains of the Titanic, Lusitania, Empress...

Hmmm...was galumphing about the 'net this evening when I stumbled blindly across this little jewel: http://www.nyyc.org/history/article_21/ It isn't much, and other than the link to JP it has little to do with the Big 'Un, but it's neat all the same. Yes, it seems Junius Pierpont Morgan...