The SS Nomadic, sometimes referred to as the Titanic's “little brother” or “little sister”, is a White Star Line steamship commissioned in 1911.
She was commissioned to take on passengers from the new Olympic-class liners in the port of Cherbourg, which was unsuitable for their large size. At the time, it operated in tandem with the Traffic: the Nomadic carried first- and second-class passengers, while the Traffic carried third-class passengers and luggage1. In 1927, the White Star Line sold it to the Société Cherbourgeoise de Transbordement, which used it for the same purpose and under the same name. In 1934, she was sold again, this time to the Société cherbourgeoise de remorquage et de sauvetage, which renamed her Ingénieur Minard.
During the Second World War, the vessel managed to escape to Great Britain, where it was used by the Royal Navy. She was then returned to the port of Cherbourg, where she was used as a ferry for the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. Retired from service in 1968, she was sold to a private owner six years later. He transformed her into a floating restaurant on the Seine.
Twenty-five years later, destined for the scrap heap, she was saved by the action of associations, which led to her return to Belfast to be restored to her original condition. Restoration of the vessel was completed in May 2013. The Nomadic is the last remaining White Star Line vessel still afloat.
The plan of the Nomadic in Bateau Modele N° 105 June July 2012:
The restoration cost 10 million euros and the ship was bought in Paris for 250,000 euros. The Irish didn't skimp on this historic ship.
Cherbourg was the Titanic's penultimate port of call:
To my knowledge, there are only one photo of his passage, probably because of the darkness when it arrived.
“On April 10, 1912, the Titanic left Southampton for her only crossing. She reached Cherbourg at around 6:30 pm. Passengers embarking from France, including famous billionaires such as John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim, as well as Margaret Brown, were asked to board the ferries an hour earlier. Transshipment takes barely three-quarters of an hour: the Traffic goes first, followed by the Nomadic.
On the return journey, it takes on board the few passengers who are only making the Channel crossing.”
Michel Guyot -Titanic and Nomadic at the Cherbourg stopover. Gouache.
After embarking its passengers, it will sail for Ireland, calling at Queenstown - I was there last year. A liner was moored in the same place, probably as the Titanic, there is only one quay capable of receiving such ships.
“On April 11, 1912, at 11:30 a.m., the Titanic arrived in Queenstown, where seven passengers disembarked and 120 embarked, the vast majority of them 3rd class passengers bound for the United States. At 1:30 pm, the RMS Titanic leaves Queenstown for New York with 1,324 passengers and 889 crew on board.”
Hamilton dry dock, a great diorama idea for specialists!
I think the shelter for the wheelhouse was installed before the Titanic's passage; it says that it was modified quickly after the Nomadic's arrival in Cherbourg.
Here, in this interesting photo taken in Cherbourg, we can see that the bridge shelter doesn't yet exist, but we can see small pylons which may suggest that either assembly was in progress, or, while waiting for the permanent installation, a canvas was stretched over it, to protect the equipment and the sailors.
In this photo, it's in place.
A few good-quality old photos, often postcards, gleaned from the net after several weeks of all kinds of research on this ship:
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